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Doing business in a more transparent world

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Doing business in a more transparent world

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Doin Do i g B Busines s 2012 Contents v

Preface

Executive summary

About Doing Business: measuring for impact

Economy case studies

Korea: better business regulation and improved competitiveness

FYR Macedonia: major changes spurred by regional integration

Mexico: unleashing regulatory reform at the local level

The United Kingdom: rethinking regulation

References

Data notes

Ease of doing business and distance to frontier

Summaries of Doing Business reforms in 2010/11

Country tables

140

Employing workers data

148

Acknowledgments

Doing Business 2012 is the ninth in a series of annual reports investigating the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulation and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 183 economies—from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe—and over time. Regulations affecting 11 areas of the life of a business are covered: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, resolving insolvency (formerly closing a business) and employing workers. The employing workers data are not included in this year’s ranking on the ease of doing business.

Data in Doing Business 2012 are current as of June 1, 2011. The indicators are used to analyze economic outcomes and identify what reforms of business regulation have worked, where and why. Chapters exploring these issues for each of the 11 Doing Business topics—as well as showing global trends—are being published online this year. The chapters are available on the Doing Business website at http://www.doingbusiness.org. The methodology for the dealing with construction permits, getting credit and paying taxes indicators changed for Doing Business 2012. See the data notes for details.

Preface

Enabling private sector growth—and ensuring that poor people can participate in its benefits— requires a regulatory environment where new entrants with drive and good ideas, regardless of their gender or ethnic origin, can get started in business and where firms can invest and grow, generating more jobs. Doing Business 2012 is the ninth in a series of annual reports benchmarking the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. The report presents quantitative indicators on business regulation and the protection of property rights for 183 economies—from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. The data are current as of June 2011. A fundamental premise of Doing Business is that economic activity requires good rules—rules that establish and clarify property rights and reduce the cost of resolving disputes; rules that increase the predictability of economic interactions and provide contractual partners with certainty and protection against abuse. The objective is regulations designed to be efficient, accessible to all and simple in their implementation. In some areas Doing Business gives higher scores for regulation providing stronger protection of investor rights, such as stricter disclosure requirements in related-party transactions. Doing Business takes the perspective of domestic, primarily smaller companies and measures the regulations applying to them through their life cycle. This year’s report ranks economies on the basis of 10 areas of regulation—for starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency (formerly closing a business). In addition, data are presented for regulations on employing workers. Doing Business is limited in scope. It does not attempt to measure all costs and benefits of a particular law or regulation to society as a whole. Nor does it measure all aspects of the business environment that matter to firms and investors or affect the competitiveness of an economy. Its aim is simply to supply business leaders and policy makers with a fact base for informing policy making and to provide open data for research on how business regulations and institutions affect such economic outcomes as productivity, investment, informality, corruption, unemployment and poverty. Through its indicators, Doing Business has tracked changes to business regulation around the world, recording more than 1,750 improvements since 2004. Against the backdrop of the global financial and economic crisis, policy makers around the world continue to reform business regulation at the level of the firm, in some areas at an even faster pace than before. These continued efforts prompt questions: How has business regulation changed around the world—and how have the changes affected firms and economies? Drawing on a now longer time series, the report introduces a measure to illustrate how the regulatory environment for business has changed in absolute terms in each economy over the 6 years since Doing Business 2006 was published in 2005. The “distance to frontier” measure, which assesses the level of change in each economy’s regulatory environment as measured by Doing Business, complements the aggregate ranking on the ease of doing business, which benchmarks each economy’s current performance on the indicators against that of all other economies in the

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Doing Business sample (for more detail, see the chapter on the ease of doing business and distance to frontier). There still remains an unfinished agenda for research into what regulations constitute binding constraints, what package of regulatory reforms is most effective and how these issues are shaped by the context in an economy. To stimulate new research in this area, Doing Business plans a conference for the fall of 2012. Its aim will be to deepen our understanding of the connections between business regulation reforms and broader economic outcomes. Doing Business would not be possible without the expertise and generous input of a network of more than 9,000 local experts, including lawyers, business consultants, accountants, freight forwarders, government officials and other professionals routinely administering or advising on the relevant legal and regulatory requirements in the 183 economies covered. In particular, the Doing Business team would like to thank its global contributors: Allen & Overy LLP; Baker & McKenzie; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP ; Ernst & Young; Ius Laboris, Alliance of Labor, Employment, Benefits and Pensions Law Firms; KPMG; the Law Society of England and Wales; Lex Mundi, Association of Independent Law Firms; Panalpina; PwC; Raposo Bernardo & Associados; Russell Bedford International; SDV International Logistics; and Toboc Inc. The project also benefited throughout the past year from advice and input from governments and policy makers around the world. In particular, the team would like to thank the governments of the Republic of Korea, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Mexico and the United Kingdom for providing input and feedback on the economy case studies. The team would also like to thank the more than 60 governments that contributed detailed information on business regulation reforms in 2010/11. This volume is a product of the staff of the World Bank Group. The team would like to thank all World Bank Group colleagues from the regional departments and networks for their contributions to this effort.

Janamitra Devan Vice President and Head of Network Financial & Private Sector Development The World Bank Group

Executive summary

Over the past year a record number of governments in Sub-Saharan Africa changed their economy’s regulatory environment to make it easier for domestic ﬁrms to start up and operate. In a region where relatively little attention was paid to the regulatory environment only 8 years ago, regulatory reforms making it easier to do business were implemented in 36 of 46 economies between June 2010 and May 2011. That represents 78% of economies in the region, compared with an average of 56% over the previous 6 years (ﬁgure 1.1). Worldwide, regulatory reforms aimed at streamlining such processes as starting a business, registering property or dealing with construction permits are still the most common. But more and more economies are focusing their reform efforts on strengthening legal institutions such as courts and insolvency regimes and enhancing legal protections of investors and property rights. This shift has been particularly pronounced in low- and lower-middle-income economies, FIGURE 1.1

where 43% of all reforms recorded by Doing Business in 2010/11 focused on aspects captured by the getting credit, protecting investors, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency indicators (figure 1.2). Overall in 2010/11, governments in 125 economies implemented 245 institutional and regulatory reforms as measured by Doing Business—13% more than in the previous year (box 1.1). A faster pace of regulatory reform is good news for entrepreneurs in developing economies. Starting a business is a leap of faith under any circumstances. For the poor, starting a business or finding a job is an important way out of poverty.1 In most parts of the world small and medium-size businesses are often the main job creators.2 Yet entrepreneurs in developing economies tend to encounter greater obstacles than their counterparts in high-income economies. Finding qualified staff and dealing with lack of adequate infrastructure are among the challenges. Overly burdensome regulations and inefficient institutions that

discourage the creation and expansion of businesses compound the problems. Through indicators benchmarking 183 economies, Doing Business measures and tracks changes in the regulations applying to domestic companies in 11 areas in their life cycle (box 1.2). A fundamental premise of Doing Business is that economic activity requires good rules that are transparent and accessible to all. Such regulations should be efficient, striking a balance between safeguarding some important aspects of the business environment and avoiding distortions that impose unreasonable costs on businesses. Where business regulation is burdensome and competition limited, success depends more on whom you know than on what you can do. But where regulations are relatively easy to comply with and accessible to all who need to use them, anyone with talent and a good idea should be able to start and grow a business in the formal sector.

A large number of economies in Sub-Saharan Africa reformed business regulation in 2010/11 Share of economies with at least 1 Doing Business reform making it easier to do business

88% OECD high income 68% Middle East 61% & North Africa

Eastern Europe & Central Asia

Share of economies in Sub-Saharan Africa with at least 1 Doing Business Business reform making it easier to do business (%)

63% South Asia

by Doing Business report year 78 67

78%

Source: Doing Business database.

East Asia 58% & Pacific

20 06 20 07 DB 20 08 DB 20 09 DB 20 10 DB 20 11 DB 20 12

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Sub-Saharan Africa

53% Latin America & Caribbean

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Across regions, entrepreneurs in developing economies face a regulatory environment that is on average less business-friendly than those in OECD high-income economies. This means costlier and more bureaucratic procedures to start a business, deal with construction permits, register property, trade across borders and pay taxes. Getting an electricity connection, a new dimension in this year’s ease of doing business ranking, costs more on average in Sub-Saharan Africa than in any other part of the world—more than 5,400% of income per capita (the average in OECD high-income economies is 93% of income per capita). Local businesses complete more complex formalities to get an electricity connection in many Eastern European and Central Asian economies than anywhere else in the world. But it is not just about complex formalities or red tape. A less business-friendly regulatory environment also means weaker legal protections of minority shareholders and weaker collateral laws and institutions such as courts, credit bureaus and collateral registries. Globally, more efficient regulatory processes often go hand in hand with stronger legal institutions and property rights protections. There is an association between the strength of legal institutions and property rights protections in an economy as captured by several sets of Doing Business indicators (getting credit, protecting investors, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency) and the complexity and cost of regulatory processes as captured by several others (starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, paying taxes and trading across borders). OECD high-income economies, by a large margin, have the world’s most business-friendly environment on both dimensions (ﬁgure 1.3). At the other end of the spectrum, economies in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia are most likely to have both weaker legal institutions and more complex regulatory processes as measured by Doing Business. Some regions break away from the general trend. One is the Middle East and North Africa, a region where reform efforts over the past 6 years have focused mainly on simplifying regulation. Today economies in the region often combine relatively weaker legal institutions

FIGURE 1.2

In 2010/11 economies worldwide increasingly focused reform efforts on strengthening legal institutions and property rights protections Doing Business reforms making it easier to do business by type Reforms strengthening legal institutions

Reforms increasing efficiency of regulatory processes

35%

High income

33% 36%

Upper middle income

24% 42%

Lower middle income

28% 46%

Low income 18%

2010/11

Number of reforms 65%

67%

64%

76%

58%

72%

54%

82%

2009/10

Note: Reforms strengthening legal institutions are those in the areas of getting credit, protecting investors, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. Reforms increasing efficiency of regulatory processes are those in the areas of starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, paying taxes and trading across borders. Source: Doing Business database.

BOX 1.1 Key findings in this year’s report • In Sub-Saharan Africa 36 of 46 governments improved their economy’s regulatory environment for domestic businesses in 2010/11—a record number since 2005. This is good news for entrepreneurs in the region, where starting and running a business is still costlier and more complex than in any other region of the world.

• Worldwide, 125 economies implemented 245 reforms making it easier to do business in 2010/11, 13% more than in the previous year. In low- and lower-middle-income economies a greater share of these changes were aimed at strengthening courts, insolvency regimes and investor protections than in earlier years. The pickup in the pace of regulatory reform is especially welcome for small and medium-size businesses, the main job creators in many parts of the world.

• Against the backdrop of the global ﬁnancial and economic crisis, more economies strengthened their insolvency regime in 2010/11 than in any previous year. Twenty-nine economies implemented insolvency reforms, up from 16 the previous year and 18 the year before. Most were OECD high-income economies or in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Research has shown that effective insolvency systems can inﬂuence the cost of debt, access to credit, and both the ability of an economy to recover from a recession and the speed of its recovery.

• New data show the importance of access to regulatory information. Fee schedules, documentation requirements and information relating to commercial cases and insolvency proceedings are most easily accessible in OECD high-income economies and least accessible in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East and North Africa. The rise in e-government initiatives around the world provides an opportunity to increase access to information and transparency.

• A new measure shows that over the past 6 years, 94% of 174 economies covered by Doing Business have made their regulatory environment more business-friendly. These economies moved closer to the “frontier,” a synthetic measure based on the most business-friendly regulatory practices across 9 areas of business regulation—from starting a business to resolving insolvency.

• A broad, sustained approach to managing business regulation is common among the 20 economies that have the most business-friendly regulatory environment today and among those that made the greatest progress toward the “frontier” over the past 6 years. This year’s report highlights the experiences of the Republic of Korea, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Mexico and the United Kingdom. Korea just joined the top 10 economies on the ease of doing business after streamlining business entry, tax administration and contract enforcement. FYR Macedonia is among the economies that improved the most in the ease of doing business over the past year.

• The economies that improved the most in the ease of doing business in 2010/11—with improvements in 3 or more areas of regulation measured by Doing Business—are Morocco, Moldova, FYR Macedonia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Latvia, Cape Verde, Sierra Leone, Burundi, the Solomon Islands, Korea, Armenia, and Colombia.

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Stronger legal institutions and property rights protections are associated with more efficient regulatory processes Average ranking on sets of Doing Business indicators

Weaker

Weaker legal institutions but less expensive regulatory processes

Strength of legal institutions

FIGURE 1.3

Middle East & North Africa

Stronger

Weaker legal institutions and more expensive regulatory processes

Latin America & Caribbean 93

East Asia & Pacific

Sub-Saharan Africa

117

South Asia

OECD high income

77 30

Stronger legal institutions and less expensive regulatory processes Simple and inexpensive

137

OPPORTUNITIES FOR GREATER ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN BUSINESS REGULATION

Eastern Europe & Central Asia

Stronger legal institutions but more expensive regulatory processes Complexity and cost of regulatory processes

Complex and expensive

Note: Strength of legal institutions refers to the average ranking in getting credit, protecting investors, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. Complexity and cost of regulatory processes refers to the average ranking in starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, paying taxes and trading across borders. The size of the bubble reflects the number of economies in each region and the number is the average ranking on the ease of doing business for the region. Correlation results for individual economies are significant at the 1% level after controlling for income per capita. Source: Doing Business database.

BOX 1.2 Measuring regulation through the life cycle of a local business This year’s aggregate ranking on the ease of doing business is based on indicator sets that measure and benchmark regulations affecting 10 areas in the life cycle of a business: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. Doing Business also looks at regulations on employing workers, which are not included in this year’s aggregate ranking. Doing Business encompasses 2 types of data and indicators. One set of indicators focuses on the strength of property rights and investor protections as measured by the treatment of a case scenario according to the laws and regulations on the books. Doing Business gives higher scores for stronger property rights and investor protections, such as stricter disclosure requirements in related-party transactions. The second set of indicators focuses on the cost and efficiency of regulatory processes such as starting a business, registering property and dealing with construction permits. Based on time-and-motion case studies from the perspective of the business, these indicators measure the procedures, time and cost required to complete a transaction in accordance with all relevant regulations. Any interaction of the company with external parties such as government agencies counts as 1 procedure. Cost estimates are recorded from official fee schedules where these apply. For a detailed explanation of the Doing Business methodology, see the data notes and the chapter “About Doing Business: measuring for impact.”

with relatively more efficient regulatory processes. In Eastern Europe and Central Asia, by contrast, economies have on average slightly stronger legal institutions and less efficient regulatory processes. In this region reform efforts over the past 6 years have put greater emphasis on strengthening legal institutions and protection of property rights than those in the Middle East and North Africa.3

in education and training are critical. These investments typically take time to bear fruit. But economies that have made the transition from developing to high-income status have generally done so by boosting the skills and capabilities of their labor force. A critical way for policy makers to encourage entrepreneurship is by creating a regulatory environment conducive to the creation and growth of businesses—one that promotes rather than inhibits competition.4

Policy makers worldwide recognize the role that entrepreneurs play in creating economic opportunities for themselves and for others, and often take measures to improve the investment climate and boost productivity growth. Investments in infrastructure—ports, roads, telecommunications—are seen as a vital ingredient of private sector development. In an increasingly complex global economy, investments

Institutions play a major role in private sector development. Courts, registries, tax agencies and credit information bureaus are essential to make markets work. How efficient and transparent they are matters greatly to business. To improve the efficiency of processes and institutions, governments around the world—regardless of national income level—are making greater use of technology. More than 100 of the 183 economies covered by Doing Business use electronic systems for services ranging from business registration to customs clearance to court ﬁlings.5 This saves time and money for business and government alike. It also provides new opportunities to increase transparency as well as to facilitate access to information and compliance with regulation. But not all economies take advantage of the opportunities for openness provided by the new technologies. And at times ﬁscal constraints and budgetary priorities have prevented faster adoption of the latest technologies to improve the quality of public services. This year Doing Business researched how businesses can access information essential for complying with regulations and formalities, such as documentation requirements for trade or fee schedules for business start-up, construction permitting or electricity connections. Because some economies lack fully developed information technology infrastructure, the research also explored whether economies used other means to make such information easily accessible, such as posting fee schedules at the relevant agency or disseminating them through public notices.

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The ﬁndings are striking. In the majority of economies in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East and North Africa, obtaining such information requires a meeting with an official. In all OECD high-income economies documentation requirements for trade are accessible online, at an agency or through public notices (ﬁgure 1.4). In the Middle East and North Africa this is the case in only about 30% of economies, and in Sub-Saharan Africa in less than 50% of economies. Documentation requirements for building permits are available online or through public notices in only about 40% of economies in these 2 regions.

WHAT WERE THE TRENDS IN BUSINESS REGULATION REFORMS AROUND THE WORLD IN 2010/11? In Sub-Saharan Africa measures to improve the regulatory environment for local businesses in 2010/11 included the first overhaul of a body of harmonized commercial laws in the region. The legal reform by the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA) required the consensus of its 16 member states.1 This first stage simplified business entry and strengthened secured transaction laws. Overall in Sub-Saharan Africa, regulatory reform agendas have been broadening. Thirteen economies implemented reforms making it easier to do business in 3 or more areas measured by Doing Business— from business entry to exit—including postconflict economies such as Burundi, Liberia and Sierra Leone. South Africa introduced a new company act streamlining business incorporation and a new reorganization procedure facilitating the rehabilitation of financially distressed companies. Against the backdrop of the global economic and financial crisis, changes to insolvency regimes continued across Europe and among OECD high-income economies elsewhere.2 Worldwide, 29 economies improved insolvency regimes in 2010/11, more than in any previous year. These included Austria, Denmark, France, Italy, Poland, Slovenia and Switzerland as well as Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Ukraine. Iceland tightened approval requirements for related-party transactions. Greece, Portugal and Spain simplified business start-up. In other regions the pace of regulatory reform was uneven. In the Middle East and North Africa 61% of economies implemented regulatory changes making it easier to do business. In Latin America and the Caribbean the 3 economies with the most business-friendly regulatory environments, Chile, Peru and Colombia, made them more so—each through regulatory reforms in 3 areas measured by Doing Business. But there were no such reforms in Ecuador or the majority of the Caribbean states.3

Easier access to fee schedules and lower fees tend to go hand in hand. In economies where fee schedules are easily accessible, starting a business costs 18% of income per capita on average; where they are not, it costs 66% of income per capita on average (ﬁgure 1.5).

Malaysia was one of the economies that took the lead in East Asia and the Pacific, introducing electronic filing in its courts, setting up specialized civil and commercial courts in Kuala Lumpur and merging company, tax, social security and employment fund registrations at the one-stop shop for business start-up. Several small island states—the Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu—implemented regulatory reforms in 3 or more areas, often supported by donor programs. In South Asia the pace of regulatory reform remained steady over the past year. Sri Lanka and Bhutan were the most active. Sri Lanka implemented tax changes and tightened disclosure requirements for transactions involving a conflict of interest. Bhutan launched a public credit registry and streamlined business start-up.

Beyond information that businesses need to comply with regulation, institutions such as courts provide information that helps increase transparency in the marketplace. Efficient and fair courts are essential for creating the trust needed for businesses to build

FIGURE 1.4

1. OHADA is a system of common business laws and implementing institutions adopted by treaties among 16 West and Central African nations. It was created by 14 initial member economies on October 17, 1993, in Port Louis, Mauritius. 2. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF 2009), the ﬁnancial crisis resulted in a sharp increase in corporate and household defaults and ﬁrm bankruptcies. 3. No reforms making it easier to do business were recorded for Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Dominica, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname or Trinidad and Tobago in 2010/11.

Access to documentation requirements for building permits and trading across borders easiest in OECD high-income economies Share of economies where documentation requirements are easily accessible (%)

Average time to import goods (days)

100 94 78

75 63

41 56

49 42

OECD high income

South Asia

East Asia & Pacific

Eastern Europe Latin America Sub-Saharan Middle East & Central Asia & Caribbean Africa & North Africa

Q For building permits

Q For trade

Easily accessible

Not easily accessible Economies by accessibility of documentation requirements for trade

Note: Documentation requirements are considered easily accessible if they can be obtained through the website of the relevant authority or another government agency or through public notices, without a need for an appointment with an official. The data sample for building permits includes 159 economies, and that for trade 175 economies. Differences in the second panel are statistically significant at the 5% level after controlling for income per capita. Source: Doing Business database.

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FIGURE 1.5

Easier access to fee schedules and lower fees tend to go hand in hand Share of economies where fee schedules are easily accessible (%)

Average cost to start a business (% of income per capita)

97 90

88 70 63 55

66 58

57 50

50 36

35 18

OECD high income

South Asia

East Asia Eastern Europe Latin America Sub-Saharan Middle East & Pacific & Central Asia & Caribbean Africa & North Africa

Q For company incorporation

Q For electricity connections

Easily accessible

Not easily accessible

Economies by accessibility of fee schedules for company incorporation

Note: Fee schedules are considered easily accessible if they can be obtained through the website of the relevant authority or another government agency or through public notices, without a need for an appointment with an official. The data sample for incorporation includes 174 economies, and that for electricity connections 181 economies. Differences in the second panel are statistically significant at the 5% level after controlling for income per capita. Source: Doing Business database.

new relationships and expand their markets—and for investors to invest. But it is not only their role in efficient enforcement that matters. Doing Business ﬁnds that in close to 75% of a sample of 151 economies, courts are required by law to publicize the initiation of insolvency proceedings.

HOW THE TOP 20 ECONOMIES MANAGE BUSINESS REGULATION The 20 economies with the most businessfriendly regulation as reﬂected in their ranking on the ease of doing business are Singapore; Hong Kong SAR, China; New Zealand; the United States; Denmark; Norway; the United Kingdom; the Republic of Korea; Iceland; Ireland; Finland; Saudi Arabia; Canada; Sweden; Australia; Georgia; Thailand; Malaysia; Germany; and Japan (table 1.1). As noted elsewhere in this report, an economy’s ranking on the ease of doing business does not tell the whole story about its business environment. The underlying indicators do not account for all factors important to doing business, such as macroeconomic conditions, market size, workforce skills and security. But they do capture some key aspects of the regulatory and institutional environment that matter for ﬁrms. These 20 economies have implemented effective yet streamlined procedures for regulatory processes such as starting a business and dealing with construction

permits as well as strong legal protections of property rights. They also periodically review and update business regulations as part of a broader competitiveness agenda and take advantage of new technologies through e-government initiatives. Only 2 decades ago some of these 20 economies faced challenges similar to those in many lower-income economies today. Consider Norway’s property registry. Today it is one of the world’s most efficient. But in 1995 its paper records required 30 kilometers of shelving and were growing at a rate of 1 kilometer a year. Norway took steps to change this. First it merged the land department and survey information, then digitized title certificates. In 2002 it amended the 50-year-old Land Transfer Act to allow online titling. Online registration has been required by law since 2008. Sweden undertook a systematic review of all regulations in the 1980s. Any unjustified requirements were cut in a “guillotine” initiative. (Mexico took a similar approach in the 1990s.) In Korea the Presidential Council on National Competitiveness, created in 2008, identified regulatory reform as 1 of 4 pillars to improve the economy’s competitiveness, along with public sector innovation, investment promotion, and legal and institutional advancement. Reviewing Korea’s business

regulations, the council found that 15% had not been revised since 1998. The council applied sunset clauses to more than 600 regulations and 3,500 administrative rules (see the case study on Korea). Policy makers in some economies today consider regulatory reform a continual process and create dedicated committees or agencies such as Actal in the Netherlands and the Better Regulation Executive in the United Kingdom. These agencies not only routinely assess existing regulations. They also pay increasing attention to managing the flow of new regulations. In the United Kingdom in 2005–10 a program reduced the burden of regulatory compliance on businesses by 25% according to the government.6 That amounted to savings for firms equivalent to £3.5 billion. New initiatives are under way, such as the “one in, one out” system and the Red Tape Challenge (see the case study on the United Kingdom). The European Union has also targeted a 25% reduction in the administrative burden that regulation imposes on business. The underlying principle is to have “smart” regulation, dispensing with cumbersome and costly regulations that impair the private sector’s capacity to innovate and grow while maintaining regulations that promote a level playing field.7

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TABLE 1.1

Rankings on the ease of doing business

DB2012 DB2011 rank ranka Economy 1 1 Singapore 2 2 Hong Kong SAR, China 3 3 New Zealand 4 4 United States 5 5 Denmark 6 7 Norway 7 6 United Kingdom 8 15 Korea, Rep. 9 13 Iceland 10 8 Ireland 11 14 Finland 12 10 Saudi Arabia 13 12 Canada 14 9 Sweden 15 11 Australia 16 17 Georgia 17 16 Thailand 18 23 Malaysia 19 19 Germany 20 20 Japan 21 31 Latvia 22 34 Macedonia, FYR 23 21 Mauritius 24 18 Estonia 25 24 Taiwan, China 26 22 Switzerland 27 25 Lithuania 28 27 Belgium 29 26 France 30 30 Portugal 31 29 Netherlands 32 28 Austria 33 35 United Arab Emirates 34 32 Israel 35 36 South Africa 36 38 Qatar 37 37 Slovenia 38 33 Bahrain 39 41 Chile 40 49 Cyprus 41 39 Peru 42 47 Colombia 43 42 Puerto Rico (U.S.) 45 Spain 44 45 50 Rwanda 46 40 Tunisia 47 58 Kazakhstan 48 43 Slovak Republic 53 Oman 49 50 44 Luxembourg 51 46 Hungary 52 48 St. Lucia 53 54 Mexico 54 52 Botswana 55 61 Armenia 56 56 Montenegro 57 51 Antigua and Barbuda 58 62 Tonga 59 57 Bulgaria 60 55 Samoa 61 63 Panama

DB2012 reforms 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 1 3 0 0 4 4 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 2 0 1 2 2 3 2 3 0 3 1 3 3 2 1 3 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 5 3 0 3 2 0 1

DB2012 DB2011 rank ranka Economy 62 59 Poland 63 60 Ghana 64 70 Czech Republic 65 64 Dominica 66 69 Azerbaijan 67 71 Kuwait 68 76 Trinidad and Tobago 69 91 Belarus 70 67 Kyrgyz Republic 71 73 Turkey 72 65 Romania 73 68 Grenada 74 81 Solomon Islands 75 66 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 76 75 Vanuatu 77 72 Fiji 78 74 Namibia 79 78 Maldives 80 79 Croatia 81 99 Moldova 82 77 Albania 83 86 Brunei Darussalam 84 80 Zambia 85 82 Bahamas, The 86 89 Mongolia 87 83 Italy 88 85 Jamaica 89 98 Sri Lanka 90 107 Uruguay 91 87 China 92 88 Serbia 93 92 Belize 94 115 Morocco 95 84 St. Kitts and Nevis 96 95 Jordan 97 93 Guatemala 98 90 Vietnam 99 94 Yemen, Rep. 100 101 Greece 101 97 Papua New Guinea 102 100 Paraguay 103 109 Seychelles 104 103 Lebanon 105 96 Pakistan 106 102 Marshall Islands 107 110 Nepal 108 105 Dominican Republic 109 106 Kenya 110 108 Egypt, Arab Rep. 111 104 Ethiopia 112 112 El Salvador 113 114 Argentina 114 113 Guyana 115 111 Kiribati 116 116 Palau 117 117 Kosovo 118 122 Nicaragua 119 129 Cape Verde 120 124 Russian Federation 121 121 Costa Rica 122 118 Bangladesh

DB2012 reforms 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 4 0 3 0 1 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 2 1 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 4 2 0

DB2012 DB2011 rank ranka Economy 123 119 Uganda 124 123 Swaziland 125 127 Bosnia and Herzegovina 126 120 Brazil 127 125 Tanzania 128 130 Honduras 129 126 Indonesia 130 131 Ecuador 131 128 West Bank and Gaza 132 139 India 133 133 Nigeria 134 136 Syrian Arab Republic 135 135 Sudan 136 134 Philippines 137 144 Madagascar 138 138 Cambodia 139 132 Mozambique 140 137 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 141 150 Sierra Leone 142 146 Bhutan 143 142 Lesotho 144 140 Iran, Islamic Rep. 145 141 Malawi 146 148 Mali 147 152 Tajikistan 148 143 Algeria 149 145 Gambia, The 150 151 Burkina Faso 151 155 Liberia 152 149 Ukraine 153 147 Bolivia 154 157 Senegal 155 161 Equatorial Guinea 156 160 Gabon 157 156 Comoros 158 153 Suriname 159 162 Mauritania 160 154 Afghanistan 161 165 Cameroon 162 158 Togo 163 174 São Tomé and Príncipe 164 159 Iraq 165 163 Lao PDR 166 164 Uzbekistan 167 170 Côte d’Ivoire 168 169 Timor-Leste 169 177 Burundi 170 167 Djibouti 171 168 Zimbabwe 172 171 Angola 173 172 Niger 174 166 Haiti 175 173 Benin 176 181 Guinea-Bissau 177 175 Venezuela, RB 178 176 Congo, Dem. Rep. 179 179 Guinea 180 178 Eritrea 181 180 Congo, Rep. 182 183 Central African Republic 183 182 Chad

DB2012 reforms 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 4 2 1 0 2 2 1 1 3 3 3 4 0 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 4 0 0 1 3 2 4 1 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 3 1 0 1 3 2

Note: The rankings for all economies are benchmarked to June 2011 and reported in the country tables. This year’s rankings on the ease of doing business are the average of the economy’s rankings on the 10 topics included in this year’s aggregate ranking. a Last year’s rankings, shown in italics, are adjusted: they are based on 10 topics and reflect data corrections. The number of reforms excludes those making it more difficult to do business. Source: Doing Business database.

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Other initiatives share the objective of making business regulation effective at the lowest possible cost for business. In Sweden the government recently commissioned the Swedish Agency for Growth Policy Analysis to conduct studies on the effect of rules on the enterprise sector.8 Canada and the United States have introduced impact assessments to prevent the introduction of regulations considered too costly to society. At all levels, much attention is being paid to transparent policy making. Governments are making business regulation and the regulatory process accessible, helped in many cases by e-government initiatives. The United Kingdom invites comment on regulatory proposals on the website of the Better Regulation Executive.9 Canada and the United States publish guidelines on the evaluation process underlying the costbeneﬁt analysis of new regulations.

DIFFERENCES IN PERFORMANCE ACROSS AREAS OF BUSINESS REGULATION The economies making such continued efforts, often over decades, often compare well with others across all 10 areas of business regulation included in this year’s ease of doing business ranking—and they do so over time, reﬂecting a more consistent and comprehensive approach to business regulation. In many of the other economies, by contrast, the degree to which regulations and institutions are business-friendly varies fairly widely across different areas of regulation.10 This shows up in comparisons of an economy’s 3 highest rankings on Doing Business topics with its 3 lowest rankings (ﬁgure 1.6). For example, Malaysia’s top 3 rankings (on getting credit, protecting investors and trading across borders) average 11, while its lowest 3 (on dealing with construction permits, getting electricity and registering property) average 77. For some economies this variance is due in part to the rapid pace of reform in some areas of business regulation. One such area is business entry: more than 80% of the 183 economies covered by Doing Business have made it easier to start a business since 2003. Among them is the Arab Republic of

Egypt, where starting a business is reasonably straightforward thanks to the implementation of an efficient one-stop shop. But dealing with construction permits takes about 7 months, and enforcing a contract through the courts takes almost 3 years on average. Egypt’s top 3 rankings (on starting a business, getting credit and trading across borders) average 54, while its lowest 3 (on dealing with construction permits, paying taxes and enforcing contracts) average 149. Indeed, reforms simplifying business entry have been high on the agenda since early on—particularly in common markets such as the European Union, where businesses are free to start and operate in any of the member states. Over time such business regulation reforms have increasingly been undertaken by low- and lower-middleincome economies. Many have been helped by peer learning among policy makers, which has picked up around the world. Every year corporate registrars from 31 economies meet to discuss challenges and solutions.11 Representatives from Canada, which ranks number 3 on the ease of starting a business, are now advising economies as diverse as Indonesia and Peru. In 2010/11, 53 economies made it easier to start a business (figure 1.7). Since 2005 the number of economies where starting a business takes 20 days or less has increased from 41 to 98. Improving the regulatory environment for business can be difficult and take time, particularly if the improvements involve substantial institutional or legal changes. Some require difficult political trade-offs. Outside pressures may be needed to push through legislative changes. So it is no surprise that times of crisis have often proved to be a time of opportunity. Against the backdrop of the global economic and financial crisis, the number of insolvency reforms increased over the past 3 years, particularly in Europe and among OECD high-income economies elsewhere.12 In 2010/11, 29 economies around the world reformed their insolvency systems, more than in any previous year. Most focused on improving reorganization proceedings to allow viable firms to continue operating.

Differences across areas of business regulation provide an opportunity for policy makers interested in regulatory reform. Not surprisingly, different areas of business regulation interact. Some research suggests that business regulation reforms have greater impact if combined with effective regulation in other areas. For example, when India dismantled a strict licensing regime controlling business entry and production, the benefits were greater in states that had more flexible labor regulations. These states saw real output gains 17.8% larger than those in other states.13 In Mexico researchers found that a municipal license reform across states increased new firm registrations by 5% and employment by 2.2%.14 The effect was greater in states with less corruption and better governance.15 Beyond these country-specific studies, cross-country analysis found that a 10-day reduction in the time to start a business was associated with a 0.3 percentage point increase in the investment rate and a 0.36% increase in the GDP growth rate in relatively poor and well-governed economies.16 Another study points to synergistic effects between institutional reforms that reduce the costs of high-quality production and trade reforms. In many developing economies production of high-quality output is a precondition for firms to become exporters. Institutional deficiencies that raise the costs of high-quality production therefore limit the positive effect that trade facilitation can have on income.17

CLOSING THE GAP—A GLOBAL TREND TOWARD BUSINESSFRIENDLY REGULATION Policy makers often keep an eye on relative rankings that compare economies at a point in time. But they increasingly recognize the importance of improvements within economies over time. And results from recent years are encouraging. In the past 6 years policy makers in 163 economies made domestic regulations more business-friendly (ﬁgure 1.8). They lowered barriers to entry, operation and exit and strengthened protections of property and investor rights. Only a few economies moved in the opposite direction. República Bolivariana de Venezuela

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FIGURE 1.6

180 160

An economy’s regulatory environment may be business-friendly in some areas, less so in others Within-economy variation in rankings across Doing Business topics

MALAYSIA Average of bottom 3 rankings: Dealing with construction permits Getting electricity Registering property

140 Average of all rankings

120 100 80

Average of top 3 rankings: Getting credit Protecting investors Trading across borders

40 20 0 SINGAPORE HONG KONG SAR, CHINA NEW ZEALAND DENMARK UNITED STATES NORWAY UNITED KINGDOM KOREA, REP. FINLAND ICELAND SWEDEN AUSTRALIA IRELAND SAUDI ARABIA CANADA GEORGIA THAILAND MALAYSIA MAURITIUS ESTONIA GERMANY SWITZERLAND JAPAN LATVIA TAIWAN, CHINA MACEDONIA, FYR LITHUANIA PORTUGAL FRANCE NETHERLANDS BELGIUM AUSTRIA UNITED ARAB EMIRATES SLOVENIA CHILE BAHRAIN QATAR TUNISIA RWANDA SPAIN CYPRUS SOUTH AFRICA ISRAEL OMAN PERU KAZAKHSTAN LUXEMBOURG HUNGARY SAMOA TONGA COLOMBIA PUERTO RICO (U.S.) SLOVAK REPUBLIC ST. LUCIA BOTSWANA ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA MEXICO MONTENEGRO BULGARIA ARMENIA PANAMA ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES DOMINICA GHANA GRENADA TURKEY BELARUS SOLOMON ISLANDS AZERBAIJAN POLAND CROATIA KUWAIT KYRGYZ REPUBLIC CZECH REPUBLIC TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO FIJI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM VANUATU ROMANIA NAMIBIA MALDIVES MONGOLIA BAHAMAS, THE JAMAICA YEMEN, REP. ZAMBIA ST. KITTS AND NEVIS JORDAN MARSHALL ISLANDS

Average ranking across topics

FIGURE 1.7

Reforms making it easier to start a business were most common in 2010/11—and have shown results over time

Number of Doing Business reforms making it easier to do business in 2010/11, by topic Starting a business

Number of economies by time to start a business

Getting credit

Paying taxes

Resolving insolvency

Q 2005

Q 2011

Registering property

Trading across borders

Dealing with construction permits

Protecting investors

Enforcing contracts

45 36

11 13

Getting electricity

9 0

12 12 6

< _ 20 days

21– 40 days

41– 60 days

Note: The data in the second panel refer to the 174 economies included in Doing Business 2006 (2005). Additional economies were added in subsequent years. Source: Doing Business database.

14 61– 80 days

> 80 days

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ITALY MOLDOVA CHINA MOROCCO SEYCHELLES SERBIA BELIZE ALBANIA SRI LANKA VIETNAM PARAGUAY GREECE GUATEMALA PAPUA NEW GUINEA URUGUAY LEBANON ETHIOPIA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NEPAL GUYANA EGYPT, ARAB REP. CAPE VERDE KIRIBATI PAKISTAN PALAU EL SALVADOR KENYA RUSSIAN FEDERATION ARGENTINA COSTA RICA KOSOVO NICARAGUA TANZANIA WEST BANK AND GAZA SWAZILAND BRAZIL ECUADOR UGANDA BANGLADESH INDONESIA MICRONESIA, FED. STS. PHILIPPINES HONDURAS BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BHUTAN NIGERIA INDIA CAMBODIA MADAGASCAR SUDAN TAJIKISTAN SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC MALAWI BURKINA FASO MOZAMBIQUE IRAN, ISLAMIC REP. MALI GAMBIA, THE SIERRA LEONE EQUATORIAL GUINEA MAURITANIA LESOTHO LIBERIA COMOROS UKRAINE TIMOR-LESTE IRAQ SURINAME BOLIVIA ALGERIA GABON CAMEROON AFGHANISTAN LAO PDR SENEGAL UZBEKISTAN SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE TOGO CÔTE D’IVOIRE HAITI ZIMBABWE ANGOLA DJIBOUTI NIGER BURUNDI BENIN ERITREA VENEZUELA, RB GUINEA-BISSAU CONGO, DEM. REP. CONGO, REP. GUINEA CHAD CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Note: Figure illustrates the variability in the degree to which an economy’s regulatory environment is business-friendly compared with other economies across different areas of regulation. The vertical bars show the distance between the average of the highest 3 topic rankings and the average of the lowest 3 for each of 183 economies across the 10 topics included in this year’s aggregate ranking. Source: Doing Business database.

and Zimbabwe went the furthest in making business regulation less business-friendly. Some economies have gone particularly far in closing the gap with the regulatory systems of top-performing economies such as Singapore, New Zealand and the Northern European economies (ﬁgure 1.9). Many of them are developing economies that started off with relatively high levels of bureaucracy and weak protections of property rights as measured by Doing Business. In narrowing the gap, all these economies are moving closer to the frontier—a synthetic measure based on the most efficient practice or highest score observed for each indicator. For starting a business, for example, the bar is set by New Zealand on the time (1 day), Canada and New Zealand on the number of procedures (1), Denmark and Slovenia on the cost (0). Georgia, Norway, Portugal, Sweden and the United Arab Emirates set the bar on the number of procedures for registering property (1), France on the documents

required to export (2), Singapore on the time to enforce contracts (150 days). The frontier is thus a proxy for global good practice across all indicators.

areas. Four years before, only 10 reformed in 3 or more areas. Also new are the comprehensive approach and high level of coordination and commit-

Economies making the greatest progress toward the frontier have been able to do so thanks to broad regulatory reform programs covering multiple areas of regulation and embedded in a long-term competitiveness strategy (figure 1.10). China, for example, implemented policy changes across 9 areas of business regulation in the years since 2005. The changes included a new company law in 2005, a new credit registry in 2006 and, in 2007, the first bankruptcy law regulating the bankruptcy of private enterprises since 1949 (figure 1.11).

ment that some developing and emerging market economies are bringing to regulatory reform. More than 2 dozen economies have put in place regulatory reform committees, often reporting directly to the president or prime minister—as in Colombia, Malaysia and Rwanda.18 And they have not shied away from radical legal reforms. Economies making the greatest strides in creating a more business-friendly regulatory environment have been revamping their regulatory and administrative systems in multiple areas to encourage private sector activity (box 1.3).

More economies are taking this broad approach. In 2010/11, 35 economies implemented reforms making it easier to do business in 3 or more areas measured by Doing Business—12 of them in 4 or more

That more and more developing economies are serious about business regulation reform is encouraging. Such broad thinking is good news for entrepreneurs and governments alike.

-10 SINGAPORE NEW ZEALAND IRELAND UNITED STATES HONG KONG SAR, CHINA UNITED KINGDOM CANADA NORWAY DENMARK FINLAND AUSTRALIA SWEDEN ICELAND JAPAN KOREA, REP. GERMANY AUSTRIA NETHERLANDS BELGIUM ESTONIA SWITZERLAND MALAYSIA LITHUANIA SOUTH AFRICA ISRAEL SPAIN LATVIA PUERTO RICO (U.S.) TAIWAN, CHINA SLOVAK REPUBLIC THAILAND PORTUGAL ST. LUCIA CHILE FIJI TONGA ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA MAURITIUS ITALY NAMIBIA DOMINICA FRANCE HUNGARY MEXICO BOTSWANA BELIZE GRENADA PANAMA BULGARIA JAMAICA OMAN MONGOLIA ROMANIA PERU ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES SAUDI ARABIA UNITED ARAB EMIRATES SLOVENIA KUWAIT TUNISIA SAMOA VANUATU TURKEY ARMENIA POLAND CZECH REPUBLIC ST. KITTS AND NEVIS TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO PAKISTAN MALDIVES MACEDONIA, FYR KENYA KIRIBATI MOLDOVA GUYANA SEYCHELLES GHANA NEPAL VIETNAM COLOMBIA SRI LANKA PAPUA NEW GUINEA LEBANON ZAMBIA GREECE SOLOMON ISLANDS EL SALVADOR SWAZILAND PALAU

100

GEORGIA RWANDA BELARUS BURKINA FASO MACEDONIA, FYR EGYPT, ARAB REP. COLOMBIA KYRGYZ REPUBLIC SAUDI ARABIA MALI CHINA SIERRA LEONE AZERBAIJAN GUINEA-BISSAU SENEGAL CROATIA TAJIKISTAN YEMEN, REP. KAZAKHSTAN MADAGASCAR ANGOLA INDIA RUSSIAN FEDERATION MOROCCO NIGER GUATEMALA GHANA CÔTE D’IVOIRE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC PERU MOZAMBIQUE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BURUNDI MEXICO FRANCE EQUATORIAL GUINEA NIGERIA MAURITIUS CZECH REPUBLIC SOLOMON ISLANDS TIMOR-LESTE ALBANIA CAMBODIA ARMENIA SLOVENIA INDONESIA JORDAN LATVIA CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE LAO PDR MAURITANIA THAILAND SERBIA TOGO PORTUGAL CAMEROON URUGUAY TUNISIA UKRAINE BENIN AFGHANISTAN CAPE VERDE BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA KOREA, REP. VANUATU ZAMBIA ETHIOPIA PARAGUAY BHUTAN UNITED ARAB EMIRATES HONDURAS MALAYSIA MOLDOVA UZBEKISTAN POLAND NICARAGUA UGANDA BULGARIA MALAWI HONG KONG SAR, CHINA VIETNAM ROMANIA MALDIVES TAIWAN, CHINA BANGLADESH CONGO, DEM. REP. LEBANON CHAD

Percentage points

10 DOING BUSINESS 2012

FIGURE 1.8

FIGURE 1.9 In the past 6 years 163 economies moved closer to the frontier in regulatory practice Distance to frontier, 2005 and 2011

Who advanced the most in closing the gap to the frontier?

Progress in narrowing distance to frontier, 2005–11

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DENMARK BOTSWANA COSTA RICA OMAN GREECE LESOTHO TURKEY EL SALVADOR HUNGARY TANZANIA ECUADOR KENYA IRAN, ISLAMIC REP. SOUTH AFRICA CHILE ALGERIA SAMOA DJIBOUTI SLOVAK REPUBLIC MARSHALL ISLANDS SWAZILAND COMOROS HAITI GUINEA JAMAICA SWEDEN SPAIN SUDAN ARGENTINA ERITREA NEPAL GABON UNITED KINGDOM KUWAIT PAPUA NEW GUINEA WEST BANK AND GAZA NETHERLANDS ICELAND BELGIUM SEYCHELLES LITHUANIA FINLAND PAKISTAN MICRONESIA, FED. STS. CONGO, REP. SRI LANKA ISRAEL GAMBIA, THE TONGA BOLIVIA GUYANA GRENADA SINGAPORE MONGOLIA BELIZE CANADA KIRIBATI TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO PANAMA PHILIPPINES AUSTRALIA ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES JAPAN UNITED STATES DOMINICA BRAZIL PUERTO RICO (U.S.) NEW ZEALAND ST. LUCIA ESTONIA SURINAME PALAU ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA AUSTRIA NAMIBIA IRELAND SWITZERLAND NORWAY ST. KITTS AND NEVIS GERMANY FIJI ITALY IRAQ ZIMBABWE VENEZUELA, RB

SERBIA KAZAKHSTAN JORDAN MARSHALL ISLANDS MOROCCO ALBANIA BANGLADESH TANZANIA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ARGENTINA PARAGUAY CROATIA HONDURAS NICARAGUA ECUADOR BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA GUATEMALA ETHIOPIA IRAN, ISLAMIC REP. URUGUAY WEST BANK AND GAZA PHILIPPINES AZERBAIJAN CAPE VERDE GEORGIA UGANDA COSTA RICA SUDAN LESOTHO GABON KYRGYZ REPUBLIC ALGERIA INDONESIA RUSSIAN FEDERATION BOLIVIA GAMBIA, THE MALAWI BRAZIL YEMEN, REP. CHINA BHUTAN NIGERIA MICRONESIA, FED. STS. ZIMBABWE MADAGASCAR IRAQ MOZAMBIQUE BELARUS UKRAINE CAMBODIA COMOROS INDIA SURINAME EGYPT, ARAB REP. SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC VENEZUELA, RB SIERRA LEONE DJIBOUTI CAMEROON EQUATORIAL GUINEA MAURITANIA RWANDA BENIN UZBEKISTAN GUINEA LAO PDR SENEGAL SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE TOGO HAITI CÔTE D’IVOIRE CONGO, REP. MALI ANGOLA BURUNDI TAJIKISTAN GUINEA-BISSAU AFGHANISTAN NIGER BURKINA FASO CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CONGO, DEM. REP. TIMOR-LESTE ERITREA CHAD

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2005

Note: Figure shows the absolute difference for each economy between its distance to frontier in 2005 and that in 2011.

Source: Doing Business database. 2011

Note: The distance to frontier measure illustrates the distance of an economy to the “frontier”—a synthetic measure based on the most efficient practice or highest score achieved by any economy on each of the indicators in 9 Doing Business indicator sets (excluding the employing workers and getting electricity indicators) since 2005. The vertical axis represents the distance to the frontier, and 0 the most efficient regulatory environment (frontier practice). The data refer to the 174 economies included in Doing Business 2006 (2005). Additional economies were added in subsequent years. Source: Doing Business database.

2011

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FIGURE 1.10 Economies with broader and more sustained business regulation reforms moved a greater distance toward the frontier Average number of areas with Doing Business reforms making it easier to do business, DB2006-DB2012 9 8

Average number of years with Doing Business reforms making it easier to do business, DB2006-DB2012

7.9

8 7

7 5.8

5.8

6 4.7

5 4

3.4

3.0

0 <5

5–15

> 15

5–15

> 15

Progress in narrowing distance to frontier, 2005-11 Doing Business (percentage points)

Note: The data refer to the 174 economies included in Doing Business 2006 (2005). Additional economies were added in subsequent years. Source: Doing Business database.

BOX 1.3 Broad approach to regulatory reform over time in Rwanda and Georgia Rwanda’s broad and sustained approach to regulatory reform shows up in progress toward the frontier in a range of areas (see ﬁgure on Rwanda). The economy has undertaken ambitious land and judicial reforms, often years in the making. Since 2001 it has introduced new corporate, insolvency, civil procedure and secured transactions laws. And it has streamlined and remodeled institutions and processes for starting a business, registering property, trading across borders and enforcing a contract through the courts. Rwanda’s broad approach to making regulation business-friendly Distance to frontier, 2005 and 2011

reported spending less than 2% of their time dealing with government regulations, down from about 10% in 2002 and the smallest share among economies in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Only 4% of ﬁrms expected to make informal payments to public officials to get things done, compared with a regional average of 17%. Georgian ﬁrms participating in survey rounds in both 2005 and 2008 reported adding an average of 23 permanent workers (increasing the average from 61 to 84) during that period.1 They also reported a big drop in visits from or required meetings with tax officials, from an average of 8 in 2005 to only 0.4 in 2008. This result may be related to a new tax code that took effect at the start of 2005, reducing the categories of taxes from 21 to 9. Yet more remains to be done to improve the overall business environment. Enterprise surveys show that security and infrastructure remain among the top concerns of businesses in Georgia.

0 10 20

How Georgia is closing the distance to the frontier

Distance to frontier, 2005 and 2011

40 50

90 100 Starting Dealing Registering Getting Protecting Paying a with property credit investors taxes business construction permits

2005

Trading Enforcing Resolving across contracts insolvency borders

2011

Source: Doing Business database.

Percentage points

40 50 60 70 80

Georgia too has pursued broad-ranging business regulation reform (see

ﬁgure on Georgia). Since 2005 the economy has introduced a new com-

100

pany law and customs code. A new property registry replaced a confusing system requiring duplicate approvals by multiple agencies. The economy’s ﬁrst credit information bureau and large-scale judicial reforms followed.

Starting Dealing Registering Getting Protecting Paying a with property credit investors taxes business construction permits

2005

Source: Doing Business database.

In 2008 Georgian ﬁrms recognized the low levels of bureaucracy and ﬂexible business environment in enterprise surveys. Senior managers

1. World Bank 2009c.

2011

Trading Enforcing Resolving across contracts insolvency borders

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FIGURE 1.11 China has been making steady progress toward the frontier Distance to frontier, 2005–11

Percentage points

China Russian Federation

45 50

Nigeria India

Brazil

A friendly competition has emerged as economies adopt proven regulatory practices from others. Lessons from others have proved invaluable for such economies as Colombia, Georgia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Rwanda. Within larger economies good practices can often be found across state borders (see the case study on Mexico).

60 65

2005

2006

2007

WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT?

Practitioners interested in learning from others have more resources to turn to. This year’s topic chapters provide the basis for web content and a new online database on practices and experiences in business regulation reform around the world. A series of case studies will explore how economies have integrated regulatory reform into broader competitiveness strategies or approached regulatory reform more generally. This year’s report presents the cases of Korea, FYR Macedonia, Mexico and the United Kingdom.

Doing Business has been measuring and tracking business regulation around the world for the past 9 years. During this time most economies have made their regulatory environment for local ﬁrms more businessfriendly. Firms create jobs, and policy makers play a key role in creating a regulatory environment that encourages their creation, growth and investment.

These expanding resources, including a growing time series of data on business regulation, are allowing more empirical research that sheds light on synergies among different areas of regulation and on the effect of regulatory reform on such economic outcomes as informality, corruption, employment and economic growth. The evidence is encouraging. It suggests that if key bottlenecks

2008

2009

2010

2011

Source: Doing Business database.

Among the 12 economies improving the most in the ease of doing business in 2010/11, two-thirds are low- or lower-middle-income economies. All implemented regulatory reforms making it easier to do business in 3 or more of the 10 areas included in this year’s aggregate ranking (table 1.2).

THE ADVANTAGE OF BEING A LATE STARTER Many economies have the advantage today of being able to learn from the experience of others. And many are already adopting good practices from other economies (table 1.3). To help identify such practices, this year Doing Business is electronically publishing topic chapters that provide an overview TABLE 1.2

of what has worked and why in 11 areas of business regulation, from business entry to exit. These chapters also provide insights into the importance of each area and show global trends.19

Economies that improved the most across 3 or more areas measured by Doing Business in 2010/11 Ease of doing business rank

DB2012

1 Morocco 2 Moldova 3 Macedonia, FYR 4 São Tomé and Príncipe 5 Latvia Cape Verde 6 Sierra Leone 7 Burundi 8 Solomon Islands Korea, Rep. 9 Armenia 10 Colombia

Reforms making it easier to do business

Starting a business

DB2011

Improvement

94 81 22

115 99 34

-21 -18 -12

√

163

174

-11

√

21 119 141 169 74

31 129 150 177 81

-10 -10 -9 -8 -7

√

8 55 42

15 61 47

-7 -6 -5

√ √ √

Dealing with construction permits

Getting electricity

Registering property

Getting credit

√

√ √

√

√ √

Paying taxes

√

Trading across borders

Enforcing contracts

Resolving insolvency

√

√ √

√ √ √

√

√ √ √

√ √

Protecting investors

√

√ √ √ √

√ √ √ √ √

√ √ √

Note: Economies are ranked on the number of their net reforms and on how much they improved in the ease of doing business ranking. First, Doing Business selects the economies that implemented reforms making it easier to do business in 3 or more of the 10 topics included in this year’s aggregate ranking (see box 1.2). Regulatory reforms making it more difficult to do business are subtracted from the number of those making it easier to do business. Second, Doing Business ranks these economies on the increase in their ranking on the ease of doing business from the previous year using comparable rankings. The larger the improvement, the higher the ranking as the most improved. Source: Doing Business database.

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TABLE 1.3

Good practices around the world, by Doing Business topic

Topic

Practice

Making it easy to start a business

Putting procedures online

Making it easy to deal with construction permits Making it easy to register property

Protecting investors

Making it easy to pay taxes

Making it easy to trade across bordersc Making it easy to enforce contracts

Making it easy to resolve insolvency

110

Examples

Hong Kong SAR, China; Kuwait; FYR Macedonia; New Zealand; Peru; Puerto Rico (U.S.); Singapore

Having a one-stop shop

Bahrain; Burkina Faso; Georgia; Republic of Korea; Uruguay; Vietnam

Having no minimum capital requirement

Kenya; Madagascar; Portugal; Rwanda; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom

Having an organized set of building rules

116

Using risk-based building approvals

Having a one-stop shop

Using an electronic database for encumbrances

Croatia; Kenya; New Zealand; Republic of Yemen Armenia; Germany; Mauritius; Singapore Bahrain; Chile; Hong Kong SAR, China; Rwanda

108

Jamaica; Sweden; United Kingdom

Setting effective time limits for registration

Botswana; Guatemala; Indonesia

Offering cadastre information online

Denmark; Lithuania; Malaysia

Offering expedited procedures

Azerbaijan; Bulgaria; Georgia

Setting fixed transfer fees Making it easy to get credit

Economiesa

Allowing out-of-court enforcement

15 123

New Zealand; Russian Federation; Rwanda Australia; India; Nepal; Peru; Russian Federation; Serbia; Sri Lanka; United States

Distributing data on loans below 1% of income per capita

119

Brazil; Bulgaria; Germany; Kenya; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; West Bank and Gaza

Distributing both positive and negative credit information

100

China; Croatia; India; Italy; Jordan; Panama; South Africa

Allowing a general description of collateral

Cambodia; Canada; Chile; Nigeria; Romania; Singapore; Vanuatu; Vietnam

Maintaining a unified registry

Bosnia and Herzegovina; Guatemala; Honduras; Marshall Islands; Federated States of Micronesia; Montenegro; New Zealand; Romania; Solomon Islands

Distributing credit information from retailers, trade creditors or utilities as well as financial institutions

Fiji; Lithuania; Nicaragua; Rwanda; Saudi Arabia; Spain

Allowing rescissionb of prejudicial related-party transactions

Brazil; Mauritius; Rwanda; United States France; Iceland; Indonesia; Lebanon; United Kingdom

Regulating approval of related-party transactions

Requiring detailed disclosure

Hong Kong SAR, China; Israel; New Zealand; Singapore

Allowing access to all corporate documents during the trial

Chile; Ireland; Morocco; Peru; Poland

Defining clear duties for directors in case of related-party transactions

Colombia; Malaysia; Mexico; United States; Vietnam

Requiring external review of related-party transactions

Australia; Burundi; Arab Republic of Egypt; Norway

Allowing access to all corporate documents before the trial

Allowing self-assessment

145

Greece; Japan; South Africa; Sweden Argentina; Canada; China; Arab Republic of Egypt; Rwanda; Sri Lanka; Turkey

Allowing electronic filing and payment

Australia; Colombia; India; Lithuania; Mauritius; Singapore; Tunisia

Having one tax per tax base

Hong Kong SAR, China; FYR Macedonia; Morocco; Namibia; Paraguay; United Kingdom

Using electronic data interchange

130d

Belize; Chile; Estonia; Pakistan; Turkey

Using risk-based inspections

Morocco; Nigeria; Palau; Suriname; Vietnam

Providing a single window

49e

Colombia; Ghana; Republic of Korea; Singapore

Making judgments publicly available

122f

Australia; Austria; Chile; Dominican Republic; Greece; Mozambique; Nigeria; Uruguay

Maintaining specialized commercial court, division or judge

Burkina Faso; France; Lesotho; Saudi Arabia; Sierra Leone; Singapore

Allowing electronic filing of complaints

Australia; Republic of Korea; Malaysia; Russian Federation; United Kingdom

Allowing creditorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; committees a say in relevant decisions

103

Bulgaria; Philippines; South Africa

Requiring professional or academic qualifications for insolvency administrators by law

Cape Verde; Namibia

Providing a legal framework for out-of-court workouts

Italy; Philippines

Note: Good practices making it easy to get electricity will be included in Doing Business 2013. a. Among 183 economies surveyed, unless otherwise specified. b. The right of parties involved in a contract to return to a state identical to that before they entered into the agreement. c. Among 159 economies surveyed for electronic data interchange, 152 for risk-based inspections and 150 for single window. d. Twenty-six have a full electronic data interchange system, 104 a partial one. e. Twenty have a single-window system that links all relevant government agencies, 29 a system that does not. f. Among 175 economies surveyed.

Source: Doing Business database; for starting a business, also World Bank (2009b).

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are identified, targeted changes can have a substantial effect on new firm creation, productivity and employment. Because many regulations interact, implementing regulatory reform in several areas has synergistic effects. It is also important to recognize that regulatory reforms can take time to translate into changes in the economy. 20 Other World Bank Group initiatives provide data complementing the Doing Business resources. Two global data sets support the exploration of other areas of analysis—one focusing on laws and regulations specific to women’s participation in the economy and the other on those relating to foreign companies’ engagement in the domestic economy.21 Enterprise surveys covering 125 economies over 9 years allow researchers and policy makers to assess what the private sector looks like in an economy at a given time—in terms of firm size, sector of activity and geographic location.22 Through direct interviews with more than 130,000 firms around the world, these surveys examine a range of issues relating to the business environment, including the biggest constraints as perceived by businesses. The agenda for research into what regulations constitute binding constraints, what package of regulatory reforms is most effective and how these issues are shaped by the context in an economy is still unfinished. To stimulate new research in this area, Doing Business plans to hold a conference in the fall of 2012. Its aim will be to deepen our understanding of the links between business regulation reforms and broader economic outcomes.

NOTES 1. Narayan and others 2000. 2. Ayyagari, Demirgüç-Kunt and Maksimovic

2011. 3. Only 27% of all regulatory reforms recorded

by Doing Business for economies in the Middle East and North Africa over the past 6 years were in the areas of getting credit, protecting investors, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. In Eastern Europe and Central Asia 38% of all regulatory reforms recorded were in these areas. 4. Research shows that business regulations of

the type measured by Doing Business affect the creation of new firms in the local market, the productivity levels of those firms and the creation of employment. Cross-country studies show that greater ease of entry is associated with a higher firm entry rate and greater business density on average. Encouraging evidence from economies as diverse as Colombia, India, Mexico and Portugal also supports these findings. For more on this and other relevant research, see the chapter “About Doing Business: measuring for impact.” 5. Public procurement, while not covered

by any of the Doing Business indicators, is another area in which a growing number of governments are using electronic platforms. The aim is to increase transparency in the relationships between public officials and suppliers. 6. Nineteen U.K. government departments

participated in the program, which started with an extensive quantiﬁcation exercise in the summer of 2005. In May 2010 the target was met: a total cost reduction for businesses of £3.5 billion. Based on this experience, a new target was set: to cut the ongoing costs of regulation by another £6.5 billion by 2015 (http://www.bis.gov.uk). 7. European Commission 2011. 8. The assignment was to compile the latest

research ﬁndings on regulatory burden, regulatory simpliﬁcation and regulatory impact on business and to examine what effects direct and indirect costs have on businesses and the economy (Swedish Agency for Growth Policy Analysis 2010). 9. http://www.businesslink.gov.uk. 10. This pattern of relatively large variation

across indicator sets is not speciﬁc to Doing Business. A similar pattern can be discerned in, for example, the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index, a broader measure capturing such factors as macroeconomic stability, the soundness of

public institutions, aspects of human capital and the sophistication of the business community. The United States and Japan, as leaders in technology, score extremely well on measures of innovation. But with large budget deﬁcits and high levels of public debt, they do less well on measures of macroeconomic stability. 11. Some members of the Corporate Registrars

Forum are Australia; Bangladesh; Bermuda; Botswana; the British Virgin Islands; Burkina Faso; Canada; the Cook Islands; Croatia; Hong Kong SAR, China; India; Jordan; FYR Macedonia; Malawi; Malaysia; Mauritius; Nepal; the Netherlands; New Zealand; Nigeria; Pakistan; Rwanda; Samoa; Singapore; South Africa; Sri Lanka; Tunisia; the United Arab Emirates; the United Kingdom; and Vanuatu. (http:// www.corporateregistersforum.org/ member-jurisdictions). 12. See also World Bank (2009a, 2010a). 13. Aghion and others 2008. 14. Bruhn 2011. 15. Kaplan, Piedra and Seira 2007. 16. Eifert 2009. 17. Rauch 2010. 18. These include economies across regions: In

East and South Asia, India; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Taiwan, China; Thailand; and Vietnam. In the Middle East and North Africa, Egypt; Morocco; Saudi Arabia; the United Arab Emirates; and the Republic of Yemen. In Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Georgia; Kazakhstan; the Kyrgyz Republic; Moldova; and Tajikistan. In Sub-Saharan Africa, Botswana; Burundi; the Central African Republic; the Comoros; the Democratic Republic of Congo; Kenya; Liberia; Malawi; Mali; and Zambia. And in Latin America, Guatemala; Mexico; and Peru. 19. Topic chapters are available on the Doing

Business website (http://www.doing business.org). 20. For more information on relevant research,

see the chapter “About Doing Business: measuring for impact.” 21. The databases are Women, Business and

the Law (http://wbl.worldbank.org/) and Investing Across Borders (http://iab.worldbank.org/). 22. World Bank Enterprise Surveys

(http://www.enterprisesurveys.org).

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A vibrant private sector—with ﬁrms making investments, creating jobs and improving productivity—promotes growth and expands opportunities for poor people. To foster a vibrant private sector, governments around the world have implemented wide-ranging reforms, including price liberalization and macroeconomic stabilization programs. But governments committed to the economic health of their country and opportunities for its citizens focus on more than macroeconomic conditions. They also pay attention to the quality of laws, regulations and institutional arrangements that shape daily economic activity. Until 10 years ago, however, there were no globally available indicator sets for monitoring such microeconomic factors and analyzing their relevance. The ﬁrst efforts to address this gap, in the 1980s, drew on perceptions data from expert or business surveys that capture often one-time experiences of businesses. Such surveys can be useful gauges of economic and policy conditions. But few perception surveys provide indicators with a global coverage that are updated annually. The Doing Business project takes a different approach from perception surveys. It looks at domestic, primarily small and mediumsize companies and measures the regulations applying to them through their life cycle. Based on standardized case studies, it presents quantitative indicators on business regulation that can be compared across 183 economies and over time. This approach complements the perception surveys in exploring the major constraints for businesses, as experienced by the businesses themselves and as set out in the regulations that apply to them. Rules and regulations are under the direct control of policy makers—and policy

makers intending to change the experience and behavior of businesses will often start by changing rules and regulations that affect them. Doing Business goes beyond identifying that a problem exists and points to specific regulations or regulatory procedures that may lend themselves to reform (table 2.1). And its quantitative measures of business regulation enable research on how specific regulations affect firm behavior and economic outcomes. The first Doing Business report, published in 2003, covered 5 indicator sets and 133 economies. This year’s report covers 11 indicator sets and 183 economies. Ten topics are included in the aggregate ranking on the ease of doing business and other summary measures.1 The project has benefited from feedback from governments, academics, practitioners and reviewers.2 The initial goal remains: to provide an objective basis for understanding and improving the regulatory environment for business.

WHAT DOING BUSINESS COVERS An entrepreneur’s willingness to try a new idea may be inﬂuenced by many factors, including perceptions of how easy (or difficult) it will be to deal with the array of rules that

deﬁne and underpin the business environment. Whether the entrepreneur decides to move forward with the idea, to abandon it or to take it elsewhere might depend in large part on how simple it is to comply with the requirements for opening a new business or getting a construction permit and how efficient the mechanisms are for resolving commercial disputes or dealing with insolvency. Doing Business provides quantitative measures of regulations for starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency—as they apply to domestic small and medium-size enterprises.3 It also looks at regulations on employing workers. A fundamental premise of Doing Business is that economic activity requires good rules. These include rules that establish and clarify property rights and reduce the cost of resolving disputes, rules that increase the predictability of economic interactions and rules that provide contractual partners with core protections against abuse. The objective: regulations designed to be simple and efficient in implementation and accessible

TABLE 2.1

Doing Business methodology allows an objective but limited global comparison

Advantages

Limitations

Transparent, based on factual information about laws and regulations (with an element of judgment on time estimates)

Limited in scope: focuses on 11 areas of regulation affecting local businesses; does not measure all aspects of business environment or all areas of regulation

Comparison and benchmarking valid thanks to standard assumptions

Based on standardized case: transactions described in case scenario refer to specific set of issues and type of company

Inexpensive and easily replicable

Focuses on formal sector

Actionable: data highlight extent of specific obstacles, identify source, point to what might be changed

Only reforms related to indicators can be tracked

Multiple interactions with local respondents to clarify potential misinterpretation

Assumes that business has full information on what is required and does not waste time when completing procedures

Nearly complete coverage of world’s economies

Part of data obtained refer to an economy’s largest business city only

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to all who need to use them. Accordingly, some Doing Business indicators give a higher score for more regulation, such as stricter disclosure requirements in related-party transactions. Some give a higher score for a simplified way of implementing existing regulation, such as completing business start-up formalities in a one-stop shop. The Doing Business project encompasses 2 types of data. The first come from readings of laws and regulations by both the local expert respondents and Doing Business. The second are time-and-motion indicators that measure the efficiency in achieving a regulatory goal (such as granting the legal identity of a business). Within the time-and-motion indicators, cost estimates are recorded from official fee schedules where applicable. A regulatory process such as starting a business or registering property is broken down into clearly defined steps and procedures. The time estimates for each procedure are based on the informed judgment of expert respondents who routinely administer or advise on the relevant regulations.4 Here, Doing Business builds on Hernando de Soto’s pioneering work in applying the time-andmotion approach first used by Frederick Taylor to revolutionize the production of the Model T Ford. De Soto used the approach in the 1980s to show the obstacles to setting up a garment factory on the outskirts of Lima.5 TABLE 2.2

WHAT DOING BUSINESS DOES NOT COVER Just as important as knowing what Doing Business does is to know what it does not do—to understand what limitations must be kept in mind in interpreting the data.

Limited in scope Doing Business focuses on 11 topics, with the specific aim of measuring the regulation relevant to the life cycle of a domestic firm (table 2.2). Accordingly: • Doing Business does not measure all aspects of the business environment that matter to firms or investors—or all factors that affect competitiveness. It does not, for example, measure security, corruption, market size, macroeconomic stability, the state of the financial system, the labor skills of the population or all aspects of the quality of infrastructure. Nor does it focus on regulations specific to foreign investment. • While Doing Business focuses on the quality of the regulatory framework, it is not all-inclusive; it does not cover all regulations in any economy. As economies and technology advance, more areas of economic activity are being regulated. For example, the European Union’s body of laws (acquis) has now grown to no fewer than 14,500 rule sets. Doing Business

Doing Business—measuring 11 areas of business regulation

Start-up

Expansion

Operations

Insolvency

• Starting a business

• Registering property

• Dealing with

• Resolving insolvency

Minimum capital requirement Procedures, time and cost

Procedures, time and cost

construction permits Procedures, time and cost

Time, cost and recovery rate

• Doing Business also does not attempt to measure all costs and beneﬁts of a particular law or regulation to society as a whole. The paying taxes indicators, for example, measure the total tax rate, which is a cost to business. The indicators do not measure, nor are they intended to measure, the social and economic programs funded through tax revenues. Measuring business laws and regulations provides one input into the debate on the regulatory burden associated with achieving regulatory objectives. Those objectives can differ across economies.

Based on standardized case scenarios Doing Business indicators are built on the basis of standardized case scenarios with speciﬁc assumptions, such as the business being located in the largest business city of the economy. Economic indicators commonly make limiting assumptions of this kind. Inﬂation statistics, for example, are often based on prices of a set of consumer goods in a few urban areas.

• Getting credit Credit information systems Movable collateral laws

• Getting electricity Procedures, time and cost

• Paying taxes • Protecting investors Disclosure and liability in related-party transactions

• Enforcing contracts Procedures, time and cost to resolve a commercial dispute

ENTRY

covers 11 areas of a company’s life cycle, through 11 speciﬁc sets of indicators. These indicator sets do not cover all aspects of regulation in the area of focus. For example, the indicators on starting a business or protecting investors do not cover all aspects of commercial legislation. The employing workers indicators do not cover all areas of labor regulation. The current set of indicators does not, for example, include measures of regulations addressing safety at work or the right of collective bargaining.

PROPERTY RIGHTS ACCESS TO CREDIT INVESTOR PROTECTIONS

Payments, time and total tax rate

• Trading across borders Documents, time and cost

• Employing workers

ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN FLEXIBILITY IN HIRING

RECOVERY RATE REALLOCATION OF ASSETS

Such assumptions allow global coverage and enhance comparability. But they come at the expense of generality. Doing Business recognizes the limitations of including data on only the largest business city. Business regulation and its enforcement, particularly in federal states and large economies, may differ across the country. Recognizing governments’ interest in such variation, Doing Business has complemented its global indicators with subnational studies in a range of economies (box 2.1). This year Doing Business also conducted a pilot study on the second largest city in 3 large economies to assess within-country variations.

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In areas where regulation is complex and highly differentiated, the standardized case used to construct the Doing Business indicator needs to be carefully deﬁned. Where relevant, the standardized case assumes a limited liability company or its legal equivalent. This choice is in part empirical: private, limited liability companies are the most prevalent business form in many economies around the world. The choice also reﬂects one focus of Doing Business: expanding opportunities for entrepreneurship. Investors are encouraged to venture into business when potential losses are limited to their capital participation.

Focused on the formal sector In constructing the indicators, Doing Business assumes that entrepreneurs are knowledgeable about all regulations in place and comply with them. In practice, entrepreneurs may spend considerable time ﬁnding out where to go and what documents to submit. Or they may avoid legally required procedures altogether—by not registering for social security, for example.

Where regulation is particularly onerous, levels of informality are higher. Informality comes at a cost: ﬁrms in the informal sector typically grow more slowly, have poorer access to credit and employ fewer workers— and their workers remain outside the protections of labor law.6 All this may be even more so for female-owned businesses, according to country-speciﬁc research.7 Firms in the informal sector are also less likely to pay taxes. Doing Business measures one set of factors that help explain the occurrence of informality and give policy makers insights into potential areas of regulatory reform. Gaining a fuller understanding of the broader business environment, and a broader perspective on policy challenges, requires combining insights from Doing Business with data from other sources, such as the World Bank Enterprise Surveys.8

WHY THIS FOCUS Doing Business functions as a kind of cholesterol test for the regulatory environment for domestic businesses. A cholesterol test does not tell us everything about the state of

our health. But it does measure something important for our health. And it puts us on watch to change behaviors in ways that will improve not only our cholesterol rating but also our overall health. One way to test whether Doing Business serves as a proxy for the broader business environment and for competitiveness is to look at correlations between the Doing Business rankings and other major economic benchmarks. Closest to Doing Business in what it measures is the set of indicators on product market regulation compiled by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). These indicators are designed to help assess the extent to which the regulatory environment promotes or inhibits competition. They include measures of the extent of price controls, the licensing and permit system, the degree of simpliﬁcation of rules and procedures, the administrative burdens and legal and regulatory barriers, the prevalence of discriminatory procedures and the degree of government control over business enterprises.9 The rankings on these indicators—for the 39 countries that are

BOX 2.1 Comparing regulation within economies: subnational Doing Business indicators and a multicity pilot study Subnational Doing Business studies are conducted at the request of a government and capture differences in business regulation across cities within the same economy or region. They build local capacity by involving government partners and local think tanks. Since 2005 subnational Doing Business reports have compared business regulation in states and cities within such economies as Brazil, China, Colombia, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan and the Philippines.1 Subnational studies increasingly are being periodically updated to measure progress over time or to expand geographic coverage to additional cities. This year that is the case for the subnational studies in the Philippines; the regional report in Southeast Europe; the ongoing studies in Italy, Kenya and the United Arab Emirates; and the projects implemented jointly with local think tanks in Indonesia, Mexico and the Russian Federation. In 2011 Doing Business published subnational indicators for the Philippines and a regional report for 7 economies in Southeast Europe (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, FYR Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro and Serbia) that covers 22 cities. It also published a city proﬁle for Juba, in the Republic of South Sudan. To further explore variations in business regulation within economies, Doing Business this year collected data on all 10 indicator sets included in the ease of doing business ranking in an additional city in 3 large economies: in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil (in addition to São Paulo), Beijing in China (in addition to Shanghai) and St. Petersburg in the Russian Federation (in addition to Moscow). Subnational studies usually cover only a subset of indicators. The results show no variation between cities within each economy in areas governed by laws or regulations such as the civil procedure code, listing rules for companies and incorporation rules. For rules governing secured transactions, for example, entrepreneurs in Brazil all refer to the Civil Code of 2002, those in China to the Property Rights Law of 2007 and those in Russia to the Civil Code of 1994 and Law on Pledge of 1992. But the efficiency of regulatory processes—such as starting a business or dealing with construction permits—and that of institutions do differ across cities, because of differences either in local regulations or in the capacity of institutions to respond to business demand. In Russia, dealing with construction permits is more complex in Moscow than in St. Petersburg. In Brazil, starting a business, dealing with construction permits and getting electricity take less time in Rio de Janeiro than in the larger São Paulo. But property registration is slightly more efficient in São Paulo than in Rio de Janeiro. This is thanks to São Paulo’s digitized cadastre. In all 3 economies the number of taxes and contributions varies between cities. In China businesses in both cities have to comply with 3 state-administered taxes (value added tax, corporate tax and business tax). But while companies in Beijing need to comply with 6 locally administered taxes, those in Shanghai must comply with 7. Distance to the port plays a role in the time to import and export. The cities housing a main port—Rio de Janeiro, Shanghai and St. Petersburg—have faster and cheaper inland transport than those where entrepreneurs need to hire someone to go to another city to ship or receive their cargo— São Paulo (to Santos), Beijing (to Tianjin) and Moscow (to St. Petersburg). 1. Subnational reports are available on the Doing Business website at http://www.doingbusiness.org/reports/subnational-reports.

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covered, several of them large emerging markets—are highly correlated with those on the ease of doing business (the correlation here is 0.72; figure 2.1). Similarly, there is a high correlation (0.82) between the rankings on the ease of doing business and those on the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index, a much broader measure capturing such factors as macroeconomic stability, aspects of human capital, the soundness of public institutions and the sophistication of the business community (figure 2.2).10 Economies that do well on the Doing Business indicators tend to do well on the OECD market regulation indicators and the Global Competitiveness Index and vice versa. A bigger question is whether the issues on which Doing Business focuses matter for development and poverty reduction. The World Bank study Voices of the Poor asked 60,000 poor people around the world how they thought they might escape poverty.11 The answers were unequivocal: women and men alike pin their hopes above all on income from their own business or wages earned in employment. Enabling growth—and ensuring that poor people can participate in its benefits—requires an environment where new entrants with drive and good ideas, regardless of their gender or ethnic origin, can get started in business and where good firms can invest and grow, generating more jobs. Small and medium-size enterprises are key drivers of competition, growth and job creation, particularly in developing economies. But in these economies up to 80% of economic activity takes place in the informal sector. Firms may be prevented from entering the formal sector by excessive bureaucracy and regulation. Even firms operating in the formal sector might not have equal access to transparent rules and regulations affecting their ability to compete, innovate and grow. Where regulation is burdensome and competition limited, success tends to depend more on whom you know than on what you can do.12 But where regulation is transparent, efficient and implemented in a simple way, it becomes easier for any aspiring entrepreneurs, regardless of their connections, to

A strong correlation between Doing Business rankings and OECD rankings on product market regulation

FIGURE 2.1

Ranking on OECD product market regulation indicators 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 0

100

120

140

Note: Correlation is significant at the 5% level when controlling for income per capita. Source: Doing Business database; OECD data.

FIGURE 2.2

A similarly strong correlation between Doing Business rankings and World Economic Forum rankings on global competitiveness

Ranking on Global Competitiveness Index 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 0

100

120

140

160

180

Ranking on the ease of doing business Note: Correlation is significant at the 5% level when controlling for income per capita. Source: Doing Business database; WEF 2010.

operate within the rule of law and to beneﬁt from the opportunities and protections that the law provides. Not surprisingly, higher rankings on the ease of doing business— based on 10 areas of business regulation measured by Doing Business—are correlated with better governance and lower levels of perceived corruption.13

considered judgments on the policy options available, enhancing the ability to assess progress over time and make meaningful international comparisons, and contributing to public debate and the promotion of greater accountability.

DOING BUSINESS AS A BENCHMARKING EXERCISE

Since 2006 Doing Business has provided 2 takes on the data it collects: it presents “absolute” indicators for each economy for each of the 11 regulatory topics it addresses, and it provides rankings of economies for 10 topics, both by topic and in aggregate.15 In addition, as noted in the executive summary, this year’s report introduces a new measure—the distance to frontier measure—that illustrates how an economy’s regulatory environment has changed over time.16 Judgment is required in interpreting all these measures for any economy and in determining a sensible and politically feasible path for regulatory reform.

Doing Business, in capturing some key dimensions of regulatory regimes, has been found useful for benchmarking—an aspect allowing decision makers to make more

Reviewing the Doing Business rankings in isolation may reveal unexpected results. Some economies may rank unexpectedly high on

In this sense Doing Business values good rules as a key to social inclusion. It also provides a basis for studying effects of regulations and their application. For example, Doing Business 2004 found that faster contract enforcement was associated with perceptions of greater judicial fairness—suggesting that justice delayed is justice denied.14

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some topics. And some economies that have had rapid growth or attracted a great deal of investment may rank lower than others that appear to be less dynamic. As economies develop, they strengthen and add to regulations to protect investor and property rights. Meanwhile, they find more efficient ways to implement existing regulations and cut outdated ones. One finding of Doing Business: dynamic and growing economies continually reform and update their business regulations and their way of implementing them, while many poor economies still work with regulatory systems dating to the late 1800s. For reform-minded governments, how much the regulatory environment for local entrepreneurs improves in absolute terms matters more than their economy’s relative ranking on the overall ease of doing business. The distance to frontier measure aids in assessing such improvements over time by showing the distance of each economy to the “frontier,” which represents the highest performance observed on each of the Doing Business indicators across all economies and years included since 2005. Comparing the measure for an economy at 2 points in time allows users to assess how much the economy’s regulatory environment as measured by Doing Business has changed over time—how far it has moved toward (or away from) the most efficient practices and strongest regulations in the areas covered by Doing Business. The distance to frontier measure complements the yearly ease of doing business rankings that compare economies with one another at a point in time. Each indicator set covered by Doing Business measures a different aspect of the business regulatory environment. The rankings of each economy vary, sometimes significantly, across the indicator sets. A quick way to assess the variability of an economy’s regulatory performance across the different areas of business regulation is to look at the topic rankings (see the country tables). Korea, for example, stands at 8 in the overall ease of doing business ranking. Its ranking is 2 on the ease of enforcing contracts, 4 on the ease of trading across borders and 8 on the ease of getting credit. At the same time, it

has a ranking of 24 on the ease of starting a business, 26 on the ease of dealing with construction permits, 38 on the ease of paying taxes and 71 on the ease of registering property. Variation in performance across the indicator sets reﬂects the different priorities that governments give to particular areas of business regulation as well as economy-speciﬁc circumstances that may allow a faster pace of reform in some areas than in others.

WHAT RESEARCH SHOWS ON THE EFFECTS OF BUSINESS REGULATION Nine years of Doing Business data, together with other data sets, have enabled a growing body of research on how specific areas of business regulation—and regulatory reforms in those areas—relate to social and economic outcomes. Some 873 articles have been published in peer-reviewed academic journals, and about 2,332 working papers are available through Google Scholar.17 Much attention has been given to exploring links to microeconomic outcomes, such as firm creation and employment. Recent research focuses on how business regulations affect the behavior of firms by creating incentives (or disincentives) to register and operate formally, to create jobs, to innovate and to increase productivity.18 Many studies have also looked at the role played by courts, credit bureaus, and insolvency and collateral laws in providing incentives for creditors and investors to increase access to credit. The literature has produced a range of findings. Lower costs for business registration encourage entrepreneurship and enhance firm productivity. Economies with efficient business registration have a higher entry rate by new firms as well as greater business density.19 Economies where registering a new business takes less time have seen more businesses register in industries where the potential for growth is greatest, such as those that have experienced expansionary shifts in global demand or technology.20 Reforms making it easier to start a business tend to have a significant positive effect on investment in product market industries such as transport, communications and utilities, which are often sheltered from competition.21 There is also evidence that more efficient business entry

regulations improve firm productivity and macroeconomic performance.22 Simpler business registration translates into greater employment opportunities in the formal sector. Reducing start-up costs for new firms was found to result in higher take-up rates for education, higher rates of job creation for high-skilled labor and higher average productivity because new firms are often set up by high-skilled workers.23 Lowering entry costs can boost legal certainty: businesses entering the formal sector gain access to the legal system, to the benefit of both themselves and their customers and suppliers.24 Assessing the impact of policy reforms poses challenges. While cross-country correlations can appear strong, it is difficult to isolate the effect of regulations given all the other potential factors that vary at the country level. Generally, cross-country correlations do not show whether a specific outcome is caused by a specific regulation or whether it coincides with other factors, such as a more positive economic situation. So how do we know whether things would have been different without a specific regulatory reform? Some studies have been able to test this by investigating variations within an economy over time. Other studies have investigated policy changes that affected only certain firms or groups. Several country-specific impact studies conclude that simpler entry regulations encourage the establishment of more new firms: • In Mexico one study found that a program that simplified municipal licensing led to a 5% increase in the number of registered businesses and a 2.2% increase in wage employment, while competition from new entrants lowered prices by 0.6% and the income of incumbent businesses by 3.2%.25 Other research found that the same licensing reform directly led to a 4% increase in new start-ups and that the program was more effective in municipalities with less corruption and cheaper additional registration procedures.26 • In India the progressive elimination of the “license raj” led to a 6% increase in new firm registrations, and highly productive firms entering the market saw larger increases in real output than less productive firms.27 Simpler entry regulation and

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labor market flexibility were found to be complementary. States with more flexible employment regulations saw a 25% larger decrease in informal firms and 17.8% larger gains in real output than states with less flexible labor regulations.28 The same licensing reform led to an aggregate productivity improvement of around 22% for firms affected by the reform.29 • In Colombia new firm registrations increased by 5.2% after the creation of a one-stop shop for businesses.30 • In Portugal the introduction of a one-stop shop for businesses led to a 17% increase in new firm registrations and 7 new jobs for every 100,000 inhabitants compared with economies that did not implement the reform.31 A sound regulatory environment leads to stronger trade performance. Efforts to streamline the institutional environment for trade (such as by increasing the efficiency of customs) have been shown to have positive effects on trade volumes.32 One study found that an inefficient trade environment was among the main factors in poor trade performance in Sub-Saharan African countries.33 Similarly, another study identified the government’s ability to formulate and implement sound policies and regulations that promote private sector development, customs efficiency, quality of infrastructure and access to finance as important factors in improving trade performance.34 The same study found that economies with more constrained access to foreign markets benefit more from improvements in the investment climate than those with easier access. Research also shows that an economy’s ability to enforce contracts is an important determinant of its comparative advantage in the global economy: among comparable economies, those with good contract enforcement tend to produce and export more customized products than those with poor contract enforcement.35 Another study shows that in many developing economies production of high-quality output is a precondition for firms to become exporters: institutional reforms that lower the cost of high-quality production increase the positive effect that trade facilitation can have on income.36 Research shows that removing

barriers to trade needs to be accompanied by other reforms, such as making labor markets more flexible, to achieve higher productivity and growth.37 Regulations and institutions that form part of the financial market infrastructure—including courts, credit information systems, and collateral, creditor and insolvency laws—play a role in easing access to credit. Enterprise surveys conducted by the World Bank show that access to credit is a major constraint to businesses around the world.38 Good credit information systems and strong collateral laws can help alleviate financing constraints. Analysis in 12 transition economies found that reforms strengthening collateral laws increased the supply of bank loans by 13.7% on average.39 Creditor rights and the existence of credit registries, whether public or private, are both associated with a higher ratio of private credit to GDP.40 And greater information sharing through credit bureaus is associated with higher bank profitability and lower bank risk.41 Country-specific research assessed the effect of efficient debt recovery and exit processes in determining conditions of credit and in ensuring that less productive firms are either restructured or exit the market: • The establishment of specialized debt recovery tribunals in India sped up the resolution of debt recovery claims and allowed lenders to seize more collateral on defaulting loans. It also increased the probability of repayment by 28% and lowered interest rates on loans by 1–2 percentage points.42 • Following a broad bankruptcy reform in Brazil in 2005 that, among other things, improved the protection of creditors, the cost of debt fell by 22% and the aggregate level of credit rose by 39%.43 • The introduction of improved insolvency regimes that streamlined mechanisms for reorganization reduced the number of liquidations by 8.4% in Belgium and by 13.6% in Colombia as more viable firms opted for reorganization instead.44 In Colombia the new law better distinguished viable from nonviable firms, making survival more likely for financially distressed but viable firms.

HOW GOVERNMENTS USE DOING BUSINESS Quantitative data and benchmarking can be useful in stimulating debate about policy, both by exposing potential challenges and by identifying where policy makers might look for lessons and good practices. For governments, a common ﬁrst reaction to the Doing Business data is to ask questions about the quality and relevance of the data and about how the results are calculated. Yet the debate typically proceeds to a deeper discussion exploring the relevance of the data to the economy and areas where business regulation reform might make sense. Most reformers start out by seeking examples, and Doing Business helps in this (boxes 2.2 and 2.3). For example, Saudi Arabia used the company law of France as a model for revising its own. Many countries in Africa look to Mauritius—the region’s strongest performer on Doing Business indicators—as a source of good practices for business regulation reform. In the words of Luis Guillermo Plata, the former minister of commerce, industry and tourism of Colombia, It’s not like baking a cake where you follow the recipe. No. We are all different. But we can take certain things, certain key lessons, and apply those lessons and see how they work in our environment. Over the past 9 years there has been much activity by governments in reforming the regulatory environment for domestic businesses. Most reforms relating to Doing Business topics have been nested in broader programs of reform aimed at enhancing economic competitiveness, as in Colombia, Kenya and Liberia, for example. In structuring their reform programs for the business environment, governments use multiple data sources and indicators.45 And reformers respond to many stakeholders and interest groups, all of whom bring important issues and concerns to the reform debate. World Bank Group dialogue with governments on the investment climate is designed to encourage critical use of the data, sharpening judgment, avoiding a narrow focus on improving Doing Business rankings and encouraging broad-based reforms that enhance the investment climate. The World

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BOX 2.2 How economies have used Doing Business in regulatory reform programs To ensure the coordination of efforts across agencies, such economies as Colombia and Rwanda have formed regulatory reform committees, reporting directly to the president, that use the Doing Business indicators as one input to inform their programs for improving the business environment. More than 25 other economies have formed such committees at the interministerial level. These include economies across regions: In East and South Asia, India; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Taiwan, China; Thailand; and Vietnam. In the Middle East and North Africa, Egypt; Morocco; Saudi Arabia; the United Arab Emirates; and the Republic of Yemen. In Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Georgia; Kazakhstan; the Kyrgyz Republic; Moldova; and Tajikistan. In Sub-Saharan Africa, Botswana; Burundi; the Central African Republic; the Comoros; the Democratic Republic of Congo; Kenya; Liberia; Malawi; Mali; and Zambia. And in Latin America, Guatemala; Mexico; and Peru. Governments have reported more than 300 regulatory reforms that have been informed by Doing Business since 2003.

BOX 2.3 How a regional economic forum uses Doing Business The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) organization uses Doing Business to identify potential areas of regulatory reform, to champion economies that can help others improve and to set measurable targets. In 2009 APEC launched the Ease of Doing Business Action Plan with the goal of making it 25% cheaper, faster and easier to do business in the region by 2015.1 The action plan sets specific targets, such as making it 25% faster to start a business by reducing the average time by 1 week. Drawing on a firm survey, planners identified 5 priority areas: starting a business, getting credit, enforcing contracts, trading across borders and dealing with construction permits. APEC economies then selected 6 “champion economies” for the priority areas: New Zealand and the United States (starting a business), Japan (getting credit), Korea (enforcing contracts), Singapore (trading across borders) and Hong Kong SAR, China (dealing with construction permits). In 2010 and 2011 several of the champion economies organized workshops to develop programs for building capacity in their area of expertise. 1. APEC 2010.

Bank Group uses a vast range of indicators and analytics in this policy dialogue, including its Global Poverty Monitoring indicators, World Development Indicators, Logistics Performance Indicators and many others. With the open data initiative, all indicators and data are available to the public at http:// data.worldbank.org.

METHODOLOGY AND DATA Doing Business covers 183 economies—including small economies and some of the poorest economies, for which little or no data are available in other data sets. The Doing Business data are based on domestic laws and regulations as well as administrative requirements. (For a detailed explanation of the Doing Business methodology, see the data notes.)

Information sources for the data Most of the Doing Business indicators are based on laws and regulations. In addition, most of the cost indicators are backed by official fee schedules. Doing Business respondents both fill out written questionnaires and provide references to the relevant laws, regulations and fee schedules, aiding data checking and quality assurance. Having representative samples of respondents is not an issue, as the texts of the relevant laws and regulations are collected and answers checked for accuracy. For some indicators—for example, those on dealing with construction permits, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency—the time component and part of the cost component (where fee schedules are lacking) are based on actual practice rather than the law on the books. This introduces a degree of judgment. The Doing Business approach has therefore been to work with legal practitioners or professionals who regularly undertake the transactions involved. Following the standard methodological approach for time-and-motion studies, Doing Business breaks down each process or transaction, such as starting and legally operating a business, into separate steps to ensure a better estimate of time. The time estimate for each step is given by practitioners with significant and routine experience in the transaction.

The Doing Business approach to data collection contrasts with that of ﬁrm surveys, which capture often one-time perceptions and experiences of businesses. A corporate lawyer registering 100–150 businesses a year will be more familiar with the process than an entrepreneur, who will register a business only once or maybe twice. A bankruptcy attorney or judge dealing with dozens of cases a year will have more insight into bankruptcy than a manager of a company who may have never undergone the process.

Doing Business respondents Over the past 9 years more than 12,000 professionals in 183 economies have assisted in providing the data that inform the Doing Business indicators. This year’s report draws on the inputs of more than 9,000 professionals. Table 4.1 in the data notes lists the number of respondents for each indicator set. The Doing Business website indicates the number of respondents for each economy and each indicator. Respondents are professionals or government officials who routinely administer or advise on the legal and regulatory requirements covered in each Doing Business topic. They are selected on the basis of their expertise in the speciﬁc areas covered by Doing Business. Because of the focus on legal and regulatory arrangements, most of the respondents are legal professionals such as lawyers, judges or notaries. The credit information survey is answered by officials of the credit registry or bureau. Freight forwarders, accountants, architects and other professionals answer the surveys related to trading across borders, taxes and construction permits.

Development of the methodology The methodology for calculating each indicator is transparent, objective and easily replicable. Leading academics collaborated in the development of the indicators, ensuring academic rigor. Eight of the background papers underlying the indicators have been published in leading economic journals.46 Doing Business uses a simple averaging approach for weighting component indicators and calculating rankings. Other approaches were explored, including using principal components and unobserved components.47 They turn out to yield results nearly identical

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to those of simple averaging. Thus Doing Business uses the simplest method: weighting all topics equally and, within each topic, giving equal weight to each of the topic components.48

Inclusion of getting electricity indicators This year’s ease of doing business ranking includes getting electricity as a new topic. The getting electricity indicators were introduced as a pilot in Doing Business 2010 and Doing Business 2011, which presented the results in an annex. During the pilot phase the methodology was reviewed by experts, and data on the time, cost and procedures to obtain an electricity connection were collected for the full set of 183 economies. To avoid double counting, procedures related to getting an electricity connection have been removed from the dealing with construction permits indicators.49

Improvements to the methodology The methodology has undergone continual improvement over the years.50 Changes have been made mainly in response to suggestions providing new insights. For enforcing contracts, for example, the amount of the disputed claim in the case study was increased from 50% to 200% of income per capita after the ﬁrst year of data collection, as it became clear that smaller claims were unlikely to go to court. Another change relates to starting a business. The minimum capital requirement can be an obstacle for potential entrepreneurs. Initially Doing Business measured the required minimum capital regardless of whether it had to be paid up front or not. In many economies only part of the minimum capital has to be paid up front. To reﬂect the actual potential barrier to entry, the paid-in minimum capital has been used rather than the required minimum capital. This year’s report includes improvements in the methodology for the employing workers indicators and the getting credit (legal rights) indicators, in addition to the removal of the procedures related to getting an electricity connection from the dealing with construction permits indicators. It also

includes changes in the ranking methodology for paying taxes. Employing workers methodology. With the aim of better capturing the balance between worker protection and efficient employment regulation that favors job creation, Doing Business has made a series of amendments to the methodology for the employing workers indicators over the past 4 years. In addition, the World Bank Group has been working with a consultative group—including labor lawyers, employer and employee representatives, and experts from civil society, the private sector, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the OECD— to review the methodology and explore future areas of research.51 The consultative group completed its work this year, and its guidance has provided the basis for several changes in methodology (see also the data notes). A full report with the conclusions of the consultative group is available on the Doing Business website.52 Follow-on work is continuing to explore the measurement of worker protection to complement the measurement of the cost to employers of labor regulations. The data on worker protection will serve as a basis for the development of a joint analysis of worker protection by the World Bank Group and the ILO. Pending further progress on research in this area, this year’s report does not present rankings of economies on the employing workers indicators or include the topic in the aggregate ranking on the ease of doing business. It does present the data on the employing workers indicators. Additional data on labor regulations collected in 183 economies are available on the Doing Business website.53 Paying taxes methodology. Doing Business has beneﬁted from dialogue with external stakeholders, including participants in the International Tax Dialogue, on the survey instrument and methodology for the paying taxes indicators. As a result of these consultations, this year’s report introduces a threshold for the total tax rate for the purpose of calculating the ranking on the ease of paying taxes. All economies with a total tax rate below the threshold (which

will be calculated and adjusted on a yearly basis) will now receive the same ranking on the total tax rate indicator. Since the total tax rate is 1 of 32 indicators included in the ranking on the overall ease of doing business, this change has minimal effects on the overall rankings. The correlation between rankings on the ease of paying taxes with and without this threshold is 99%. The threshold is not based on any underlying theory. Instead, it is meant to emphasize the purpose of the indicator: to highlight economies where the tax burden on business is high relative to the tax burden in other economies. Giving the same ranking to all economies whose total tax rate is below the threshold avoids awarding economies in the scoring for having an unusually low total tax rate, often for reasons unrelated to government policies toward enterprises. For example, economies that are very small or that are rich in natural resources do not need to levy broad-based taxes. For more details on the calculation of the threshold, see the data notes. In addition, this year Doing Business collected data on labor taxes and social security contributions paid by employees as well as employers. These data will be made available on the Doing Business website to enable analysis of the distribution of these contributions between employers and employees. Getting credit methodology. The strength of legal rights index measures certain rights of borrowers and lenders with respect to secured transactions. The index describes how well collateral and bankruptcy laws facilitate lending by measuring 10 aspects of these laws. One aspect of collateral law that is measured relates to whether secured creditors can continue individual court actions after a debtor starts a court-supervised reorganization procedure or whether they are subject to an automatic stay or a moratorium. Previously only economies where secured creditors can continue a court action in these circumstances were rewarded in the scoring for the strength of legal rights index. Now economies where secured creditors must stop individual court actions but their rights remain protected through other means are

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also rewarded (see the data notes for more details). The change aligns the methodology for this indicator with guidelines of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and the World Bank Group.

Data adjustments All changes in methodology are explained in the data notes as well as on the Doing Business website. In addition, data time series for each indicator and economy are available on the website, beginning with the first year the indicator or economy was included in the report. To provide a comparable time series for research, the data set is back-calculated to adjust for changes in methodology and any revisions in data due to corrections. The data set is not back-calculated for yearto-year changes in income per capita. The website also makes available all original data sets used for background papers. Information on data corrections is provided in the data notes and on the website. A transparent complaint procedure allows anyone to challenge the data. If errors are confirmed after a data verification process, they are expeditiously corrected.

NOTES 1. For more details on how the aggregate rank-

ings are created, see the chapter on the ease of doing business and distance to frontier. 2. This has included a review by the World

Bank Independent Evaluation Group (2008) as well as ongoing input from the International Tax Dialogue. 3. The resolving insolvency indicators measure

the time, cost and outcome of insolvency proceedings involving domestic entities. In previous reports this indicator set was referred to as closing a business. Resolving insolvency more accurately reﬂects the outcomes that are measured: a judicial procedure aimed at reorganization or rehabilitation, a judicial procedure aimed at liquidation or winding up, and debt enforcement or foreclosure (in or outside the courts). 4. Local experts in 183 economies are surveyed

annually to collect and update the data. The local experts for each economy are listed on the Doing Business website (http://www .doingbusiness.org). 5. De Soto 2000. 6. Schneider 2005; La Porta and Shleifer 2008. 7. Amin 2011.

8. http://www.enterprisesurveys.org. 9. OECD, “Indicators of Product Market

Regulation,” http://www.oecd.org/. The measures are aggregated into 3 broad families that capture state control, barriers to entrepreneurship and barriers to international trade and investment. The 39 countries included in the OECD market regulation indicators are Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States. 10. The World Economic Forum’s Global

Competitiveness Report uses Doing Business data sets on starting a business, employing workers, protecting investors and getting credit (legal rights), representing 7 of a total of 113 different indicators (or 6.2%). 11. Narayan and others 2000. 12. Hallward-Driemeier, Khun-Jush and

Pritchett (2010) analyze data from World Bank Enterprise Surveys for Sub-Saharan Africa and show that broadly de jure measures such as Doing Business indicators are not correlated with ex post firm-level responses. While countries that do better according to Doing Business generally perform better on enterprise surveys, for the majority of economies in the sample there is no correlation. Further, the authors find that the gap between de jure and de facto conditions grows with the formal regulatory burden. This suggests that more burdensome processes in Africa open up more space for making deals and that firms may not incur the official costs of compliance, but they still pay to avoid them. A few differences in the underlying methodologies should be kept in mind. The Doing Business methodology focuses on the main business city, while enterprise surveys typically cover the entire country. Doing Business gathers the considered views of experts who examine the laws and rules underlying the business regulatory framework in a narrow set of areas; enterprise surveys collect the views of enterprise managers and the question posed to the manager is seldom identical to the one being addressed by Doing Business contributors, which is in reference to a particular standardized case. World Bank Enterprise Surveys, available at http://www.enterprisesurveys.org, collect business data on more than 100,000 firms in 125 economies, covering a broad range of business environment topics. 13. The correlation coefficient between the ease

of doing business ranking and the ranking on the Control of Corruption Index is 0.62, and that between the ease of doing business ranking and the ranking on the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 0.77. The positive correlation is statistically signiﬁcant at the 5% level. 14. World Bank 2003. 15. This year’s report does not present rankings

of economies on the employing workers indicators. Nor does it include this topic in the aggregate ranking on the ease of doing business. 16. For further details on the construction of the

indicators, the aggregate rankings and the distance to frontier measure, see the data notes and the chapter on the ease of doing business and distance to frontier. 17. According to searches on Google Scholar

(http://scholar.google.com) and the Social Science Citation Index. 18. Djankov and others 2002; Alesina and oth-

ers 2005; Perotti and Volpin 2005; Klapper, Laeven and Rajan 2006; Fisman and SarriaAllende 2010; Antunes and Cavalcanti 2007; Barseghyan 2008; Eifert 2009; Klapper, Lewin and Quesada Delgado 2009; Djankov, Freund and Pham 2010; Klapper and Love 2011; Chari 2011; Bruhn 2011. 19. Klapper, Lewin and Quesada Delgado

2009. Entry rate refers to newly registered firms as a percentage of total registered firms. Business density is defined as the total number of businesses as a percentage of the working-age population (ages 18–65). 20. Ciccone and Papaioannou 2007. 21. Alesina and others 2005. 22. Loayza, Oviedo and Sérven 2005;

Barseghyan 2008. 23. Dulleck, Frijters and Winter-Ebmer 2006;

Calderon, Chong and Leon 2007; Micco and Pagés 2006. 24. Masatlioglu and Rigolini 2008; Djankov

2009. 25. Bruhn 2011. 26. Kaplan, Piedra and Seira 2007. 27. Aghion and others 2008. 28. Sharma 2009. 29. Chari 2011. 30. Cardenas and Rozo 2009. 31. Branstetter and others 2010. 32. Djankov, Freund and Pham 2010. 33. Iwanow and Kirkpatrick 2009. 34. Seker 2011. 35. Nunn 2007. 36. Rauch 2010. 37. Chang, Kaltani and Loayza 2009; Cuñat and

Melitz 2007. 38. http://www.enterprisesurveys.org.

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39. Haselmann, Pistor and Vig 2010. The

countries studied were Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Ukraine. 40.Djankov, McLiesh and Shleifer 2007;

Houston and others 2010. 41. Djankov, McLiesh and Shleifer 2007;

Houston and others 2010. 42. Visaria 2009. 43. Funchal 2008. 44.Dewaelheyns and Van Hulle (2008)

on Belgium; Giné and Love (2010) on Colombia. 45. One recent study using Doing Business

indicators illustrates the difficulties in using highly disaggregated indicators to identify reform priorities (Kraay and Tawara 2011). 46. All background papers are available on the

Doing Business website (http://www .doingbusiness.org). 47. For more details, see the chapter on the ease

of doing business and distance to frontier. 48. A technical note on the different aggregation

and weighting methods is available on the Doing Business website (http://www .doingbusiness.org). 49. Previous years’ data on dealing with

construction permits are adjusted to reﬂect this change. They are made available on the Doing Business website under “historical data” (http://www.doingbusiness.org). 50. All changes in methodology are explained

in the data notes in this year’s report and in previous years’ reports back to Doing Business 2007 (data notes and previous years’ reports are available at http://www .doingbusiness.org). 51. For the terms of reference and composi-

tion of the consultative group, see World Bank, “Doing Business Employing Workers Indicator Consultative Group,” http://www .doingbusiness.org. 52. http://www.doingbusiness.org/

methodology/employing-workers. 53. http://www.doingbusiness.org.

Economy case studies

KOREA: BETTER BUSINESS REGULATION AND IMPROVED COMPETITIVENESS Rapid growth over the past 3 decades transformed Korea into the world’s 13th largest economy.1 Exports were a big driver of that growth, which averaged 6.4% a year between 1981 and 2009.2 Exports and imports together amounted to 83% of GDP in 2007, and by 2008 Korea had become the world’s 7th largest trader.3 But the economy’s heavy reliance on foreign trade made it especially vulnerable to the global economic crisis of 2008–09. During the height of the crisis, in the fall of 2008, the economy contracted by 15% as exports, hit by poor credit conditions and declining investor confidence, plunged by 34%.4 The government’s policy response to the global economic crisis recognized the larger role played by small and medium-size enterprises, especially in employment—in contrast to before the 1997–98 East Asian financial crisis, when the large conglomerates known as chaebol dominated. At the end of 2008 Korea’s 3 million small and mediumsize enterprises accounted for 99.9% of all companies in the economy, almost 90% of employment and about 50% of production.5 In the wake of the crisis the government took steps to reduce the tax and regulatory burden on these businesses, building on reforms begun earlier in the decade. Many of the reforms of business regulation, such as the launch of an online system for business registration and the introduction of an electronic single window to facilitate trade, reflect Korea’s broader push toward egovernment. A road map adopted in 2003 to create the “world’s best open e-government” included targets such as putting 85% of public services online.6 Korea’s advanced e-government provided the foundation for

implementing several of the recent reforms in business regulation.

The institutional framework In 2008 newly elected President Lee Myung-bak established the Presidential Council on National Competitiveness with a broad mandate to revive the economy by improving Korea’s competitiveness. Regulatory reform was identiﬁed as 1 of 4 pillars for the initiative, along with public sector innovation, investment promotion, and legal and institutional advancement. The council’s ambition in 2008 was “to achieve a potential economic growth rate of 6–7% and a national competitiveness rank of 15 globally by 2012.”7 The council noted early on that of the economy’s 5,189 business regulations, 800 (15%) had not been revised in the 10 years since 1998. In an effort to bring regulations up to date, the council applied sunset clauses to more than 600 regulations and 3,500 administrative rules.8 For the past 3 years the council has been holding meetings twice a month to discuss Korea’s competitiveness strategy, bringing together representatives from the Employers Federation, trade unions, the Chamber of Commerce, the Federation of SMEs, the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, academia and the private sector. The Ministry of Strategy and Finance is responsible for improving the business environment by planning and implementing economic regulation, simplifying administrative procedures and reducing related costs. The Small & Medium Business Administration, created in 1996, focuses on promoting small and medium-size enterprises as the backbone of the economy.9 To further support the reform initiative, in 2008 the government, in collaboration with

the Korean Chamber of Commerce, established the public-private Regulatory Reform Task Force to monitor and resolve difficulties faced by businesses. Every year the council reports statistics on the issues the task force investigates and resolves through cooperation with relevant authorities.10

Multipronged regulatory reform In recent years Korea has been implementing reforms that affect several areas of business regulation, including taxation, trade, investor protections, bankruptcy and business registration.

Lower and simpler taxes As part of a stimulus package following the global crisis, Korea accelerated its 5-year corporate income tax reduction program to a 3-year program. It reduced the highest corporate tax rate from 25% to 22% in 2009, and the lowest rate from 11% to 10% in 2010. The plan is to further reduce the highest rate in 2012, from 22% to 20%. Korea also undertook efforts to lighten the administrative burden of taxes. In 1997 it had already implemented a system allowing taxpayers to ﬁle taxes electronically.11 In 2002 it launched a new one, the Hometax system.12 In 2010, thanks to increased use of the new system, the time to comply with tax obligations was reduced by 14% as measured by Doing Business. In parallel with introducing online taxation, Korea reorganized its tax administration, shifting from an organization by type of tax (such as personal income tax and corporate income tax) to one by tax function (collection, audit and so on). The introduction of online taxation and the functional reorganization of tax administration have substantially reduced the need for informal contact between government officials and taxpayers.

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In 2010 and 2011 Korea took further steps to ease the administrative burden of taxes. It amended the Local Tax Law twice in 2010 to merge 4 local taxes into 2. And effective January 1, 2011, it made the National Health Insurance Corporation the consolidated collector for pension, health, unemployment and industrial accident insurance payments. This allows joint ﬁling and payment for 4 different labor taxes and contributions. As Korea started to recover from the crisis, the revenue collected from corporate income tax rose, exceeding the 2008 level in both 2009 and 2010. The number of companies registered for corporate income tax also rose, increasing by 7% from 2008 to 2009 and by 10% from 2009 to 2010.

Easier trade In 2008 the Korea Customs Service launched a comprehensive reform plan aimed at establishing the world’s best customs clearance system.13 By 2009 the agency had moved from an “E-customs system”—an electronic data interchange system with access for subscribers only—to a “U-customs system”—a global internet-based customs portal linking ﬁnancial institutions, customs agencies, logistics companies and 23 government agencies.14 This international single window, known as UNI-PASS, allows importers and exporters to handle customs declarations and other trade-related requirements from anywhere at any time. UNI-PASS is one of the world’s few 100% electronic clearance portals. Its introduction reduced the average time to export from 11 days to 8, and the average time to import from 10 days to 8, as measured by Doing Business 2009. The Korea Customs Service estimates that it spent about $7.7 million in total on the single window in 2006–10, generating cost savings of about $70.5 million in 2010 alone.15

Greater protections for investors and creditors Already in 2005 Korea had begun to adopt a range of measures to improve corporate governance, including supporting the nascent shareholder rights movement by giving minority shareholders more rights. Korea’s class action law came into effect in

By 2010 more companies were able to continue operating. The number of reorganization filings in Korea rose from 366 in 2008 to 630 in 2010 (table 3.1). More important, the number of companies that kept operating after filing for reorganization increased from 73 in 2008 to 223 in 2010, while the number filing for liquidation grew by much less (from 191 in 2008 to 253 in 2010).

January 2005. Minority investors can now file class actions for negligent external audits of a listed company, for insider trading and market manipulation and for false disclosure in the prospectuses or quarterly, semiannual and annual reports of listed companies. In October 2009 Korea amended its 2006 bankruptcy law in an effort to keep more companies operating during the global economic crisis. By the second half of 2008 both export and domestic companies had begun to feel the effect of the decline in international demand due to the global crisis and rising oil prices.16 Much as it had done after the East Asian financial crisis, Korea modified its bankruptcy law to favor restructuring over liquidation, launched workout plans to save ailing financial institutions and enhanced transparency among foreign and domestic creditors—a strategy that according to research helped to gradually revive investor confidence.17

Easier and cheaper business start-up In 2009 Korea made starting a business easier, particularly for joint stock companies, or jusik hoesa, which account for more than 90% of Korean companies.19 For these companies the minimum capital requirement was abolished, and the cost to start a business reduced from 17% of income per capita to 14.57%. Since 2009 notaries have no longer been required, strict time limits have applied for value added tax registration, and entrepreneurs have been able to pay registration taxes online. Online payment is very accessible in Korea, which has the world’s highest wireless broadband penetration rate.20

Under Korea’s new bankruptcy law, creditors lending money to distressed companies receive “superpriority” over other secured creditors. This makes it easier for such companies to obtain new loans and continue operating. The law also encourages reorganization by simplifying rules and allowing management to stay onboard to administer the company’s turnaround—while balancing creditors’ interests by allowing them to establish creditors’ committees during bankruptcy.18 TABLE 3.1

In February 2010 Korea made start-up even easier and less costly through an online system, Start-Biz Online, which is managed by the Small & Medium Business Administration.21 In the past, entrepreneurs starting a company had to manually ﬁll out more than 30 forms and visit 6 different agencies—which led 96% of company founders to hire a lawyer as their agent. Now they enter information once, and the online system automatically distributes it. Entrepreneurs can use the system to

Reorganization and liquidation filings in the Republic of Korea, 2008–10 Companies filing for reorganization

Companies that kept operating after filing for reorganization

Companies filing for liquidation

Year 2008

Seoul 111

All of Korea 366

Seoul 11

All of Korea 73

Seoul 74

All of Korea 191

2009

192

669

257

122

226

2010

155

630

223

122

253

Source: Ministry of Justice of Korea.

TABLE 3.2

New companies registering and exiting in the Republic of Korea, 2008–10 Jusik hoesa registering

Jusik hoesa exiting

Seoul 10,801

All of Korea 26,175

Yuhan hoesa registering

Yuhan hoesa exiting

Year 2008

Seoul 17,567

All of Korea 47,739

Seoul 538

All of Korea 2,766

Seoul 284

All of Korea 359

2009

19,313

52,976

12,344

29,783

998

3,361

224

295

2010

20,789

57,828

15,062

35,795

838

2,765

276

383

Note: Jusik hoesa are joint stock companies. Yuhan hoesa are limited liability companies. Source: Supreme Court of Korea.

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conduct name searches, register a company, pay local taxes and the corporate registration tax—and more. As Korea started recovering from the crisis, the number of newly registered joint stock companies began steadily increasing. It grew by about 9% between 2009 and 2010 (table 3.2). More than a third of the new companies are located in Seoul. Besides making start-up easier for all companies, Korea plans to relax or abolish many industry-speciﬁc barriers to entry, in an effort to promote new business and revitalize the economy. For example, it will no longer restrict businesses selling petroleum to operate only in a speciﬁc region.22

Smoother permitting Korea also strengthened construction permitting, updating its building code in 2005/06. In May 2006 small construction projects were exempted from the requirement to apply for an advance building permit.23 This allows regulators to focus their energy on the more complex projects. In 2010 Korea started a general licensing reform (this does not yet apply to matters such as construction permitting). Until recently Korean licensing laws had “prohibition of a license” as the principle and “permission for license” as the exception. Permission became the principle in 2010.24 The goal for the coming years is to establish a licensing council, a one-stop shop that will bring together all administrative agencies and process applications within 20 days as a general rule.

Conclusion In 2010, as the world economy slowly recovered from the crisis, Korea’s growth rate reached 6.1%, the highest among OECD members and up sharply from the 0.2% rate in 2009.25 The government aims to continue the regulatory reform process. At the October 2010 meeting of the Presidential Council on National Competitiveness, President Lee Myung-bak said, “In the process of recovery of the world economy, the competition will be ﬁercer. Therefore, we need to make an effort to be more competitive. We have to endeavor to make a country good for enterprise and investment.”

NOTES 1. Based on 2010 GDP measured by purchas-

ing power parity (PPP) exchange rates. Data are from the International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database, http:// www.imf.org/. 2. World Bank, World Development Indicators

database, http://data.worldbank.org/. 3. World Bank, World Development Indicators

database, http://data.worldbank.org/. The OECD average for exports and imports is about 50% of GDP. 4. See Bernanke (2009, p. 15); and Asian

Development Bank (2009, pp. 172–76). 5. Small & Medium Business Administration,

“Statistics,” http://eng.smba.go.kr/ (accessed July 2011). 6. Between 2003 and 2007, 31 new e-

government initiatives were implemented. In 2010 Korea ranked number 1 globally on the United Nations E-government Development Index (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs 2010). 7. PCNC (2009) cites Korea’s “national

competitiveness ranking on IMD’s World Competitiveness Yearbook (31 out of 55 in 2008), WEF’s Global Competitiveness report (13 out of 134) and WBG’s Doing Business report (23 out of 178)” (p. 11).

11. In 2009, 95% of corporate income tax

returns, 80% of individual income tax returns and 78% of value added tax returns were ﬁled electronically. 12. The Hometax system is available at http://

www.hometax.go.kr. 13. Korea Customs Service 2009b. 14. The U-customs system is being used as

a model by several economies seeking to improve their trade systems, including Dominica and Ecuador. 15. The cost of the single window fell after

the initial investment in 2006. The share of Korean export and import transactions processed through the single window increased from about 67% in 2009 to about 92% in 2010 (Korea Customs Service 2009a, 2010). 16. Kim 2009, p. 279. 17. See Cirmizi, Klapper and Uttamchandani

(2010); and Oh and Haliday (2009). 18. See Eunjai Lee and Wan Shik Lee,

“Restructuring and Insolvency: South Korea,” http://www.practicallaw.com/. 19. About 10% of companies are small or

medium-size limited liability companies, or yuhan hoesa. In 2006–09 an average of 2,500 new yuhan hoesa a year were created in Korea.

8. PCNC 2011.

20. OECD 2010.

9. Small & Medium Business Administration,

21. http://www.startbiz.go.kr.

http://eng.smba.go.kr/. 10. The statistics are included in annual reports

of the Presidential Council on National Competitiveness. In 2009 the task force undertook on-site inspections of companies in 30 areas and held 67 sectoral meetings, revealing 785 issues. It resolved 559 issues through cooperation with relevant authorities.

22. PCNC 2011, p. 14. 23. World Bank 2006b. 24. PCNC 2011. 25. See PCNC (2011), which cites International

Monetary Fund data on 2010 growth rates in major economies.

ECONOMY CASE STUDIES: FYR MACEDONIA

FYR MACEDONIA: MAJOR CHANGES SPURRED BY REGIONAL INTEGRATION Regional integration efforts such as the accession process of the European Union can help drive reforms in business regulation. This has been the case in FYR Macedonia, which launched a comprehensive reform agenda after applying for EU membership. FYR Macedonia signed the Stabilization and Association Agreement with the European Union in April 2001 and received candidate country status in November 2005.1 Its reform agenda has been driven largely by requirements to ensure that the country’s laws are in line with the EU legal framework (acquis) and to fulﬁll certain macroeconomic criteria. Equally important has been the desire to attract investment and develop business activity to create jobs and achieve economic growth. Since 2004 the parliament has made important changes to legislation, including business regulations. The efforts are showing results. FYR Macedonia is among the 10 economies that made the biggest strides in creating a regulatory environment more favorable to business in the past 6 years.2 It moved up in the global ranking on the ease of doing business from 81 in Doing Business 2006 to 22 in this year’s report.3 Besides improving in the relative ranking, FYR Macedonia is also among the economies that closed the gap to the frontier the most in the past 6 years (see ﬁgure 1.9 in the executive summary).4 In addition to the EU acquis, FYR Macedonia has used the Doing Business reports to benchmark good practices and promote improvements to its regulatory framework to make it easier to do business. External assistance has contributed to the sustained success. The World Bank, the European Commission and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have provided funds and technical assistance for drafting new laws and implementing administrative reforms.

The institutional framework The government of FYR Macedonia has been the driving force behind the reforms, with the reform agenda receiving support at the highest political levels. The cabinet of the

deputy prime minister for economic affairs has provided coordination to streamline the reform efforts, and the Ministries of Finance, Justice, Economy, and Transport and Communications have joined initiatives for reforming the legal and regulatory framework. Along with political will and capacity, there has been strong collaboration among ministries, particularly at the operational level. As the government pushed for change, its efforts triggered initiatives in ministries and agencies. Since November 2006 the government has implemented 3 phases of a “regulatory guillotine” project aimed at reducing the regulatory burden and cutting red tape and bureaucracy. As part of this, the Ministry of Transport and Communications initiated several legal reforms to simplify and speed up the process of obtaining a building permit.5 And the Customs Administration introduced several measures to increase the speed and efficiency of trade. In another initiative, the National Bank helped strengthen the financial system by establishing a public credit registry in 2008. Thanks to a more recent effort initiated by the Ministry of Finance, a private credit bureau was formed by the association of commercial banks and started operating in 2011. E-government provided the platform for many of the reforms in the business regulatory environment. The government set out to transform public administration processes by establishing the Ministry of Information Society and Administration and implementing a number of e-government projects. The aim was to create more modern, integrated, efficient, transparent and secure processes. The first step was to establish the infrastructure; the second was to roll out the e-services.6 Support was provided by USAID, which has funded the development of e-government through 11 projects so far.7 Achievements have included an electronic tax system created in 2008 to streamline the filing and payment of taxes, an electronic cadastre for property registration introduced in 2010 and an online system for business registration that began operating in 2011. The government also implemented tax changes. In 2008 it reduced the corporate

income tax rate to 10%. The following year it reduced rates for social security contributions and integrated their payment with that of other taxes.

Judicial reforms A comprehensive information technology system was introduced in 2007 as part of the government’s 2007–10 information technology strategy. This provided a foundation for reforms in judicial processes, especially through the introduction of electronic case management. Before reforms, the judicial system was plagued by inefficiencies. Procedures were slow, delaying access to justice. Getting ﬁnal decisions enforced was a long and difficult process. Courts were overburdened with minor cases, and case management was unorganized. There was too little use of information technology—and qualiﬁed human resources were scarce.8 FYR Macedonia tackled these inefficiencies through several reform initiatives for which EU legislation provided a framework.

Modernizing the courts Judicial reforms began in 2003, with the donor-funded Macedonia Court Modernization Project. The project introduced new practices in pilot courts with the aim of demonstrating modern case management methods, increasing proactive court management by judges and administrative staff and showing how courts could improve access for the public by reducing case backlogs and eliminating unnecessary delays.9 In a separate initiative starting in 2004, the Ministry of Justice developed a judicial reform strategy focused on building capacity, strengthening court infrastructure and improving information technology systems. The ministry set up an advisory body made up of representatives of judicial institutions to review and provide input on the strategy. It also organized several public debates, as well as roundtables giving representatives of the legal and judicial professions an opportunity to provide feedback and suggestions.

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judicial environment. A new law on enforcement, coming into force on June 1, 2006, and amended in 2011, enabled creditors to initiate the process through private enforcement agents. This enforcement model has served as inspiration for other economies in the region, including Croatia. Overall, the changes have produced results. The time to enforce a contract fell from 509 days in 2004 to 370 days in 2009, as measured by Doing Business. A 2011 amendment to the law on civil procedure, the result of an analysis of court cases by the Ministry of Justice, is aimed at further reducing the cost and duration of court proceedings. The law sets deadlines for the different steps in a court case. One tool helping to meet those deadlines is software supporting electronic case management.10 While courts are more efficient and the case backlog smaller, the backlog still remains a major problem. But the Ministry of Justice estimates that the latest amendments to the law on enforcement—with the expected transfer of 402,000 cases from the courts to notaries or enforcement agents—will soon reduce the number of cases in the courts by more than 80% compared with 2006. That will allow faster enforcement of contracts and speedier reduction of the large case backlog.

Reforming bankruptcy FYR Macedonia’s 2006 Bankruptcy Law greatly reduced the average duration of bankruptcy cases. According to the Ministry of Economy, concluding cases took an average of 1.4 years under the 2006 law— compared with 6.6 years under the 1997 Bankruptcy Law and 13.8 years under the 1989 Law on Forced Settlement, Bankruptcy and Liquidation.11 Recent amendments to the 2006 law are aimed at making the bankruptcy process even faster. The amended law, which came into force in 2011, requires bankruptcy trustees to use an electronic system to record all phases and actions during bankruptcy proceedings, increasing transparency. Trustees can log on to the system to upload documents and track cases. The amendments to the law reduced the legal time frame for

trustees to sell all the assets of the bankrupt company and conclude the bankruptcy case to a maximum of 18 months.

Administrative reforms Through the regulatory guillotine project, the government of FYR Macedonia has undertaken several reforms to streamline administrative processes, reduce costs and introduce the “silence is consent” rule. The most important achievements include reducing the complexity, time and cost of starting a business and registering property and speeding up the export and import process.

Making business registration one stop As a ﬁrst step to streamline business registration, FYR Macedonia launched a central registry on January 1, 2006. A 2005 law had transferred business registration out of the courts—where the process was slow, expensive and overly complex—and made the registry the only body in the country responsible for registering companies.12 The government created a one-stop shop at the central registry, unifying and simplifying the procedures to register a company and its employees. This cut the number of procedures to start a business from 13 in 2004 to 3 in 2010, and the time from 48 days to 3, as measured by Doing Business. The new registry, along with legal changes such as abolishing the minimum capital requirement, enabled FYR Macedonia to join the top 6 economies worldwide on the ease of starting a business. In April 2011 the government further streamlined and reduced the cost of business registration by introducing an online system. Now there is no need to get corporate documents and signatures notarized. By July 2011 only a few applications for business registration had been received through the online system. But use of the system is expected to grow as its existence becomes more widely known.

Making property registration faster and easier A series of changes at the real estate cadastre in Skopje have made registering property faster and easier. A 2008 law streamlined procedures and set time limits. The number

of property cases awaiting registration in Skopje shrank from 15,035 in 2005 to 2,082 in May 2011. The average time to process applications fell from 60 days in 2004 to 5 in 2011. All fees were cut by 50% in 2007 as part of the regulatory guillotine project and by another 10–72% in January 2010. These accomplishments won the cadastre an award of excellence from the World Bank in June 2010.13 The cadastre has introduced performance standards to motivate staff to work more efficiently. Staff exceeding the average can receive a salary increase of up to 25%. The cadastre has also worked to improve its public image, by holding “open days,” opening “hotlines” to answer questions and meeting with citizens in the municipalities of Skopje. A customer asked about his recent experience reported having to wait in line outside the cadastre for 4 hours in the summer heat—but considered that a huge improvement over a few years ago, when transferring property took several months. The most recent efforts to increase efficiency and effectiveness include launching an electronic cadastre and front desk in 2010. The “e-cadastre” is aimed at improving management of the workload and providing real-time dissemination and exchange of data. The “e–front desk,” supported by the Netherlands, includes electronic conveyance, recording and processing of applications. Among other things, it allows notaries to check information on encumbrances and the status of applications.

Increasing the speed and efficiency of trade The Customs Administration has undertaken a range of measures to make importing and exporting faster and more efficient. In 2002 it introduced a risk-based inspection system to minimize the time to process customs declarations and prevent unnecessary delays in customs terminals. The Customs Administration uses various information technology systems for risk management and has continued to introduce guidelines for risk management in customs controls since 2005.14

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By using risk proﬁling, risk-based inspection systems can focus only on the riskier containers, reducing the need for physical inspections of cargo and allowing most traders to get their goods cleared more quickly. After analyzing potential risk factors, these systems typically direct containers through a “red channel” (for physical inspection), “yellow channel” (inspection of documents only) or “green channel” (no additional inspections). Since 2009 FYR Macedonia has also used a “blue channel” allowing goods to be released from customs without inspection and instead to undergo postclearance control. Imports going through the yellow channel are cleared in 1 hour on average, and exports in 23 minutes on average. In 2008 the Customs Administration introduced an electronic single window that allows traders to submit customs documents online. Early in the same year it introduced 4 mobile scanners and rationalized the customs fee schedule and permit structure. As a result of these changes, the time required to export fell from 19 days to 17 in 2008, and the time to import from 17 days to 15, as measured by Doing Business.

Conclusion It takes time for reforms to translate into changes in the economy. But FYR Macedonia has shown that it is on the right path—and more changes are soon to come. To make resolving insolvency faster and easier, FYR Macedonia plans to implement an electronic system for the sale of assets of bankrupt companies. The Ministry of Transport and Communications aims to launch an electronic process for building permit applications by July 2012. The cadastre continues to improve its operations and has several

ongoing projects with international donors to digitize all property records and to establish a national geoportal allowing citizens to see the location of land plots and their surroundings online, a useful tool for builders and developers.

process and introduce a “silence is consent” rule for cases where the deadlines are missed. 6. Armenski, Gusev and Spasov 2007. 7. E-gov Project, http://www.egov.org.mk. 8. FYR Macedonia, Ministry of Justice 2005. 9. Between November 2003 and March 2006

But the process of EU accession will demand broader changes. The European Commission reported in 2010 that “limited progress” had been made in reforming the judiciary, a key priority of the accession partnership and a key remaining challenge to EU accession. It identiﬁed other areas of “limited progress” as social policy, employment and corruption. It also reported that implementation of the anticorruption legal framework remained deﬁcient.15 But there is good reason to be hopeful. FYR Macedonia has already shown itself capable of overcoming obstacles that are part of every reform process—through political will, a desire to change and coordination with stakeholders.

NOTES 1. European Commission 2005. 2. FYR Macedonia was among the 10

economies that improved the most in the ease of doing business as measured in Doing Business 2008 and in Doing Business 2010. 3. The ease of doing business ranking cited

from Doing Business 2006 is the ranking published in the report, not a back-calculated ranking that has been adjusted for changes in methodology and data revisions. 4. For details on the distance to frontier

measure, see the data notes. 5. The Law on Spatial and Urban Planning

(amended February 14, 2011) and Law on Construction (amended February 14, 2011) have streamlined the construction permitting process. Among other things, the amendments set deadlines for the approval

the number of cases pending for more than 1 year in the pilot courts fell by 19%, and the number pending for more than 3 years by 48%. The Macedonia Court Modernization Project (2006) attributes these results to judges and lawyers working harder and focusing on older cases as well as new ones; measures to discourage multiple court appearances; the project’s employment of court coordinators to work with the judges and staff; the establishment of case ﬂow committees in each pilot court; a yearly backlog reduction plan tailored to the needs of each local court; the circulation of results from all pilot courts; and monthly tracking of pending and closed cases. 10. Following the introduction of electronic

case management, the Automated Court Case Management Information System (ACCMIS) software was introduced in 2009 and became fully operational in January 2010. 11. FYR Macedonia, Ministry of Economy 2011. 12. Under judicial authority the registration

process required ﬁling documents and forms at several different institutions, leading to higher fees and longer wait times (USAID 2009). 13. Agency for Real Estate Cadastre Skopje

2011. 14. An automated risk-based inspection system,

CDPS Risk-Based Selection for Red, Yellow, Green and Blue Channel Inspection, has been in place since 2002. Other information technology systems in place include the South-East European Messaging System, created by the European Commission’s EuropeAid Co-operation (AIDCO) and the European Union’s Customs and Fiscal Assistance Office (CAFAO). 15. European Commission 2010.

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MEXICO: UNLEASHING REGULATORY REFORM AT THE LOCAL LEVEL Governments around the world face challenges when pursuing broad regulatory reform: identifying bottlenecks, obtaining political support, getting the resources needed, gaining buy-in from stakeholders, bringing agencies together in one coordinated effort. Mexico illustrates the challenges of regulatory policy making when it involves different levels of government and regulation. Mexico’s 31 states and 2,441 municipalities, along with Mexico City, have extensive regulatory powers, allowing them to design, implement and enforce regulations.1 So regulatory reform has required not only horizontal coordination among ministries, agencies, and legislative and judicial bodies at the federal level, but vertical coordination with entities at the state and municipal levels. The regulatory reform initiative in Mexico has used an exercise of benchmarking business regulation in all 31 states and Mexico City to support this coordination and stimulate change.

Gathering momentum Regulatory reform efforts started as early as the 1980s as Mexico, seeking rapid integration with the global economy, joined large international trade agreements and the OECD. Greater openness to international markets and increased competition required measures to lower the cost of doing business for its 75 million people.2 In the early 1990s the reform initiative was led by the Office of the President and a small group of technical advisers. The consequences of the 1994–95 economic crisis helped intensify the focus on small and medium-size enterprises as an engine of employment growth. But the success of the reform efforts was undermined by lack of effective monitoring, transparency and public support. Changes in the political landscape after the 1997 midterm elections weakened the government’s support in Congress, where the president’s party lost its 68-year majority in the lower chamber. Now none of the 3 major political parties had an absolute majority. In this fragmented political environment the unilateral top-down approach was seen as

no longer viable. Compounding the problem was the lack of outreach to other stakeholders: Congress, the judiciary and the public administration.3 In 2000 the Office of the President set up the Federal Commission for Regulatory Improvement (known by its Spanish acronym Cofemer) with the aim of establishing a long-lasting reform effort and a systematic approach to regulation. But while this agency became the main driver of change, continuing political obstacles at the local and national levels limited its effectiveness. In late 2003 the ﬁrst Doing Business report ranked Mexico above the global average on the ease of doing business. Yet Mexico trailed behind such competitors as Chile, Malaysia and Thailand—and even further behind OECD high-income economies such as the United Kingdom, Australia and Germany. The Office of the President saw an opportunity to use the Doing Business report to drive improvements. But because the president’s support in Congress eroded even further in the 2003 midterm elections, reforms failed to pass. With a national presidential election looming in mid-2006, the Office of the President simply did not have the political clout to carry out broad reforms, which usually take several years to plan and implement. Thanks to Mexico’s federal structure, however, states could start reform efforts immediately. In 2005 the Office of the President requested a subnational Doing Business report that would go beyond Mexico City. The ﬁrst such report, launched in 2005, benchmarked 12 states in addition to Mexico City. A second one extended coverage to all 31 states in 2006. A third report repeated the benchmarking in 2008. A fourth is under way.

What has worked? The subnational Doing Business reports, by providing a fact-based set of indicators that capture differences in local regulation and local implementation of national laws, prompted ﬁrst dialogue and then action on regulatory reform. Along the way they have also led to the sharing of experience, to competition and to collaboration, all of which have helped to promote and sustain change.

Sharing experience The subnational Doing Business project has provided a vehicle for peer-to-peer learning and sharing of good practices among Mexican states. Cofemer organizes a conference twice a year at which plenary sessions allow every state to share its experiences with regulatory reform, as well as lessons learned. Peer learning also takes place even more informally, on visits by policy makers to good performers such as Aguascalientes and Guanajuato. A visit to Sinaloa, where policy makers learned more about how this state issues land use authorizations electronically, led Colima to set up a similar system on its own website. Sharing experience makes sense, because differences across states in what entrepreneurs encounter in doing business can point to opportunities for improvement. For example, Doing Business in Mexico 2007 showed that business registration fees varied greatly from state to state. In Michoacán the registration cost for companies was the equivalent of $16; in Chihuahua it was $1,035, more than 60 times as much. And while some states set ﬁxed fees, others charged percentage-based fees, calculated on the basis of the company’s capital.4 The 5 states with the most expensive business start-up processes used percentage-based fees.5 The story was similar for property transfer fees. Yet a company registration or property transfer takes the same amount of work regardless of the size of the company’s capital or the value of the property. The many similarities across states—such as bottlenecks faced by entrepreneurs trying to start or expand a business—provided just as much reason for sharing experience. In registering a business or transferring property, the biggest hurdle was ﬁling documents with the company or property registry. Doing Business in Mexico 2007 reported that the property registration procedures with the public registry took between 73% and 87% of the total time for registering property. But Doing Business in Mexico 2009 could report that 13 states had focused on updating their property and commercial registries. Many states have also been working to consolidate procedures in one place. Most now have a

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one-stop shop that centralizes procedures and provides advice to entrepreneurs.

collaboration through Cofemer helped expand the system to more municipalities across more states.

total. Mexico has also improved construction permitting, by merging and streamlining procedures related to zoning and utilities.

Today the system has been implemented in 186 municipalities across 30 states.6 According to a recent study, the SARE initiative has had a signiﬁcant impact.7 After the introduction of SARE’s one-stop shops, the number of registered businesses increased by 5% and wage employment by 2.2%.

More areas are being worked on. Reforms continue in trade, construction permitting, and business, property and collateral registration.

Creating competition Competition between states was the biggest catalyst for reform. Faced by almost identical federal regulations, mayors and governors had difficulty explaining why it took longer or cost more to start a business or register property in their city or state. States that did poorly could not justify their poor performance, and they were inspired by the reform efforts of other states. This showed up in an accelerating pace of change. Doing Business in Mexico 2007 reported that 9 of 12 states (75%) had implemented reforms in at least one area measured by the report. Two years later, Doing Business in Mexico 2009 reported that 28 of 31 states (90%) as well as Mexico City had implemented Doing Business reforms. Mexican states were improving their regulatory environments, and the impulse for regulatory reform persisted even through changes in government. The pace of reform was maintained thanks in part to the regulatory reform units that states were beginning to create. Puebla set up the ﬁrst, in 2003. By 2005, 5 states had regulatory reform units. Today about 20 states do. Nuevo León created the most recent one, in 2010. All the units have been created at the state’s initiative, with technical assistance from the federal government through Cofemer.

Promoting collaboration Delegating the reform agenda to local authorities proved to be an essential part of the national reform effort. This fostered commitment, a sense of collaboration and better communication among federal, state and municipal authorities. Early on in the reform process the federal government collaborated with the states to improve business registration through the Rapid Business Opening System (SARE). A system of one-stop shops for local procedures, SARE was created to coordinate municipal procedures so that low-risk companies could get their license and start operating in a few days. The improved

After a few years of steady improvement at the state and municipal levels, the Office of the President saw a need for broad regulatory reforms at the federal level. One impetus was a perception that the subnational reform efforts needed another boost. Mexico City’s poor performance in the subnational rankings on the ease of doing business pushed the federal government to collaborate more closely with Mexico City’s 16 boroughs to coordinate reform efforts. A second impetus was Mexico’s performance in the global rankings. While several regulatory reform programs had been introduced at the federal level in 2005–09, these had not been enough to propel Mexico into the ranks of the best performers—such as New Zealand, Korea and Denmark, which were then among the top 35 on the ease of doing business. In September 2009 the Office of the President announced its intention to transform Mexico’s regulatory environment. The aims were to build a regulatory framework centered on and involving the citizen, to increase competitiveness and to promote development. The Mexican government secured technical assistance from the World Bank Group to identify opportunities for regulatory reform and to provide expert advice. The initiative has already produced results in business registration. Previously there had been little coordination between federal agencies and the state and municipal organizations involved in the process. Now an online one-stop shop, Tuempresa, launched in August 2009, coordinates the federal procedures and is adding state and municipal procedures.8 Public notaries have been granted access. Today the online system processes about 100 new business registrations a month in Mexico City, or 7% of the

Seeing results There are encouraging signs that strengthening different areas of the business environment at the same time produces better overall results for business creation. A study performed after the introduction of SARE in several states found that the program had a signiﬁcantly greater effect on the number of new businesses created in areas with a better overall investment climate.9 Changes are also apparent for ﬁrms. The share of senior management’s time spent dealing with requirements imposed by government regulations fell from 20% in 2005 to 14% in 2009. During the same period the share of businesses that had applied for an operating license increased from 4% to 23%.10

Conclusion Regulatory reform in Mexico has become an ongoing process. The government has taken steps to continue the subnational Doing Business project. In a first for such projects, the methodology is being transferred to a reputable, independent think tank in Mexico, which expects to continue to do the study every 2–3 years. The federal and state governments have taken the lead on the funding side as well. The first Doing Business in Mexico reports were financed in part by donors (such as USAID) and the World Bank Group and in part by the Mexican government. The fourth is being fully funded by the federal and state finance ministries. The hope is that by tracking progress over time, continued periodic benchmarking by an independent third party will create incentives to maintain the reform effort through changes in government. The Doing Business in Mexico reports, capturing the progress of regulatory reform over time, show that it was not a one-time initiative—but instead an effort that has strengthened with continued benchmarking.

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NOTES 1. García Villarreal 2010. Information on the

number of municipalities is from National Institute for Federalism and Municipal Development (INAFED), “Los últimos municipios creados,” http://www.e-local .gob.mx/. 2. Population in 1985 from World Bank 2010b. 3. Cordova and Haddou-Ruiz 2008. 4. World Bank 2006a. 5. World Bank 2008a. 6. Information provided by Cofemer. 7. Bruhn 2011. 8. http://tuempresa.gob.mx. 9. Kaplan, Piedra and Seira 2007. 10. World Bank Enterprise Surveys (http://www

.enterprisesurveys.org).

ECONOMY CASE STUDIES: THE UNITED KINGDOM

THE UNITED KINGDOM: RETHINKING REGULATION The United Kingdom has consistently performed well on the Doing Business indicators—and this year again stands high in the ranking on the overall ease of doing business, at 7. But the new government believes that more can be done to relieve business from burdensome regulation. Because of the effects of the global financial crisis, the public sector has limited scope to use spending to enable economic growth. While the government has made the difficult decisions necessary to reduce the deficit and stabilize debt levels to create the conditions for sustainable growth,1 it has also adopted a complementary strategy based on the idea that by simplifying the regulatory system, it can free up the private sector’s capacity to innovate, diversify and expand.2 Regulation has a role in the modern economy. A framework of rules is necessary to promote competition and stability and to ensure transparency in market interactions. Well-targeted and sensibly designed regulations can deal with market failures, promote a level playing field for businesses and support government objectives. The challenge is to do so in a way that does not impair the ability of businesses to operate, to create jobs and to grow. Striking the right balance between these objectives can also create a better balance of responsibility between the state, the business community and civil society. Where regulation is needed, the U.K. government intends to more closely scrutinize how regulations are designed and enforced.

Reducing the stock and flow of regulations The new government has taken a number of steps aimed at reducing the burden of regulation since taking office in early 2010. These have included abolishing regulations that are seen as impeding growth, introducing new regulations only where there are no sensible alternatives and as a last resort, reducing the volume of new regulations and reducing regulatory costs for business.

One in, one out

The Red Tape Challenge

The government’s strategy for easing the burden of regulation is aimed at the ﬂow of new regulations as well as the existing stock. The “one in, one out” system requires government departments to assess the net cost to business of complying with any new regulation that is proposed (an “in”). These calculations are validated by the independent Regulatory Policy Committee.3 If a new regulation means a cost to business, a deregulatory measure (an “out”) must be found that reduces the net cost by at least the same amount.4 One such “out” is a measure permitting credit unions to communicate with their members electronically. This is estimated to reduce the net cost to business by about £10.4 million, a calculation validated by the Regulatory Policy Committee.5

The government has also launched a ﬁrsttime initiative to scrutinize the entire stock of inherited regulations. The country has more than 21,000 regulations and statutory instruments on the books, spanning virtually the entire spectrum of economic activity and imposing a huge cost on business.7 Some of these have been on the books since World War II (those related to “trading with the enemy,” for example). Many have become obsolete or are otherwise not binding and serve no useful public policy purpose. In areas such as consumer protection the law has become complicated and confusing.

Other initiatives support the one-in, oneout system. For example, the government has introduced review and sunset clauses for new regulations. This means that policy makers must review the relevance of new regulations after a maximum of 7 years and justify their continuation rather than simply leaving them on the statute books.6 The one-in, one-out system focuses on domestic regulation. European Union regulations and directives as well as international agreements to which the United Kingdom is a party are managed through a different strand of work. The one-in, one-out system also excludes fiscal measures aimed at reducing the budget deficit, regulatory measures aimed at addressing systemic financial risk, civil emergency regulations or fees, and charges imposed by state bodies for cost recovery purposes only. In another measure, on April 1, 2011, the government introduced a 3-year moratorium on new domestic regulation affecting microenterprises (businesses with fewer than 10 employees, which account for half of total employment in the economy) and start-ups. Any breaches of the moratorium—allowed only in exceptional circumstances and if supported by a compelling argument—will require cabinet-level approval and sign-off by the Economic Affairs Committee, which is chaired by the chancellor of the exchequer.

The government estimates that in recent years an average of 6 regulations have been introduced every working day, with a particularly heavy burden in employment law, tax administration, and health and safety. According to a recent government review, “evidence also suggests that Government does not do all it can to support business when introducing new regulations. Often guidance is poorly designed, not provided, or provided late (i.e., after the regulation has come into force).”8 The same government review reports that a typical small enterprise spends 34 hours a month dealing with red tape and complying with regulations. When businesses need to hire consultants for expert advice on regulatory compliance, this adds to an already heavy cost burden. The government has begun to tackle the stock of regulation through the Red Tape Challenge. This comprehensive review is aimed at identifying regulations that could be removed, simpliﬁed or approached in a different way. Using a public website, the government is gathering the views of the business community and the public and inviting practical suggestions for alternatives. The feedback from those affected by regulation will inform government decision making. This exercise presumes that burdensome regulations will be removed if there are no good reasons for retaining them.

A watchful eye on EU legislation The government is also taking steps to reduce the cost to U.K. business from EU legislation and continues to work with European partners to ensure that there is appropriate

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downward pressure on the volume and impact of EU regulations. For example, although the Red Tape Challenge focuses on domestic regulation, the public is also being encouraged to comment on how EU regulations and directives are implemented in the United Kingdom. The government will review any previous instances of “gold plating”—where U.K. regulation has gone beyond the minimum required by the EU legislation, imposing an unnecessary burden on U.K. businesses. This complements a wider government effort to end the gold plating of EU legislation, under the “Guiding Principles for EU Legislation.”9 Government departments responsible for implementing an EU law must satisfy the cabinet that they have identiﬁed the aims of the law and the relevant government policies and will harmonize them in a way that does not cause unintended consequences in the United Kingdom and that minimizes the cost to business. The government is also working with businesses to identify good practices for implementing EU rules and ways to make EU laws friendlier to economic growth.

Transforming regulatory enforcement The U.K. government believes that reforming the implementation and enforcement of regulations is as important as reducing their stock and flow—and has promised to end the culture of unthinking “tick box” regulation, adopted purely to satisfy convention rather than to ensure the right outcomes. Its aim is to find new ways of achieving compliance that contribute to economic growth and remove unnecessary burdens on businesses and individuals. The government has already started to reform some of the most disproportionate enforcement systems and has commissioned independent external reviews to examine specific areas in detail. For example, it is adopting Lord Young’s proposals to reform the implementation of health and safety law and is reviewing the enforcement of employment law. And the government recently received the recommendations of the Farming Regulation Task Force on ways to ease heavy-handed enforcement of regulation in agriculture and food processing.

The United Kingdom’s Primary Authority scheme plays a key part in changing how businesses experience regulatory inspections and enforcement. Businesses operating multiple sites in different local authority jurisdictions can find themselves subject to varying—and at times contradictory— regulatory advice or judgments. To help resolve problems with inconsistent enforcement, the Primary Authority scheme allows businesses to partner with a single local authority that will operate as their sole point of advice and assured guidance. The aim is to support both business compliance and economic growth. In the first 2 years of the scheme’s operation, businesses initiated more than 1,000 Primary Authority partnerships, far exceeding original projections. Building on this success and the initial experience, the government proposes to extend the scheme to allow more businesses access to assured regulatory advice. The emphasis will be on extending the benefits to micro, small and medium-size enterprises.

Thinking more creatively about regulation Underpinning all these government measures is the idea that policy makers need to think more creatively about whether the traditional “command and control” approach to regulation—with its many unintended consequences—is the most effective way to achieve desired policy outcomes. Against the backdrop of a rapidly changing global economy, the policy papers supporting these initiatives ask whether a combination of nonregulatory policy instruments can achieve policy objectives more effectively, at lower cost and with less coercion. There are a range of alternatives. One is to use industry codes of conduct or other negotiated codes as mechanisms of selfregulation or (if some level of government involvement is seen to be necessary) coregulation. Another is to make more active use of information and education—supported by rating systems, better labeling and greater disclosure—to enable consumers to make informed decisions. And governments have sometimes used taxes, subsidies, quotas, auctions and other such instruments to

align incentives in ways that support public policy objectives. This approach relies on a consideration of costs and benefits—rather than the coercive power of rigid, sometimes difficult-to-enforce regulation—to shape decisions by individuals and businesses. As the U.K. authorities implement their strategy, one challenge they will face is to allay public concerns about whether adequate regulations remain in place to ensure stability in the financial system, whose shortcomings are seen by many as a precipitating factor in the 2008–09 financial crisis. Another need is to meet the challenges of climate change.

Conclusion The government sees this new approach to business regulation as part of a broader effort to boost the competitiveness of the United Kingdom. This has been prompted by concerns about the rapidly rising levels of public debt brought about by the ﬁnancial crisis,10 the declining performance of British students in international rankings of excellence in science and mathematics, the erosion of manufacturing output and employment and the economy’s declining share of world exports.11 Public policies in the medium term are geared to reversing some of these trends. A comprehensive rethinking of the role of business regulation in empowering the private sector to boost productivity, innovation and growth is a key part of this effort.

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NOTES 1. See IMF (2011a). 2. U.K. Department for Business, Innovation

and Skills 2110b. 3. Regulatory Policy Committee website,

http://regulatorypolicycommittee .independent.gov.uk/. 4. U.K. Department for Business, Innovation

and Skills 2011a. 5. U.K. Department for Business, Innovation

and Skills 2011a, annex D, p. 18. 6. U.K. Department for Business, Innovation

and Skills 2010a. 7. U.K. Department for Business, Innovation

and Skills 2011b, p. 20. 8. U.K. Department for Business, Innovation

and Skills 2011b, p. 51. 9. U.K. Department for Business, Innovation

and Skills, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Guiding Principles for EU Legislation,â&#x20AC;? http://www.bis.gov.uk/. 10. According to the IMF (2011b), public debt

levels rose from 42.1% of GDP in 2005 to an estimated 77.2% in 2010 and are projected to rise to 83% in 2011. 11. U.K. Department for Business, Innovation

and Skills 2011b, p. 3.

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Data notes

The indicators presented and analyzed in Doing Business measure business regulation and the protection of property rights—and their effect on businesses, especially small and medium-size domestic ﬁrms. First, the indicators document the complexity of regulation, such as the number of procedures to start a business or to register and transfer commercial property. Second, they gauge the time and cost of achieving a regulatory goal or complying with regulation, such as the time and cost to enforce a contract, go through bankruptcy or trade across borders. Third, they measure the extent of legal protections of property, for example, the protections of investors against looting by company directors or the range of assets that can be used as collateral according to secured transactions laws. Fourth, a set of indicators documents the tax burden on businesses. Finally, a set of data covers different aspects of employment regulation. The data for all sets of indicators in Doing Business 2012 are for June 2011.1

METHODOLOGY The Doing Business data are collected in a standardized way. To start, the Doing Business team, with academic advisers, designs a questionnaire. The questionnaire uses a simple business case to ensure comparability across economies and over time—with assumptions about the legal form of the business, its size, its location and the nature of its operations. Questionnaires are administered through more than 9,028 local experts, including lawyers, business consultants, accountants, freight forwarders, government officials and other professionals routinely administering or advising on legal and regulatory requirements (table 4.1). These experts have several rounds of interaction with the Doing Business team, involving

conference calls, written correspondence and visits by the team. For Doing Business 2012 team members visited 40 economies to verify data and recruit respondents. The data from questionnaires are subjected to numerous rounds of veriﬁcation, leading to revisions or expansions of the information collected. The Doing Business methodology offers several advantages. It is transparent, using factual information about what laws and regulations say and allowing multiple interactions with local respondents to clarify potential misinterpretations of questions. Having representative samples of respondents is not an issue; Doing Business is not a statistical survey, and the texts of the relevant laws and regulations are collected and answers checked for accuracy. The methodology is inexpensive and easily replicable, so data can be collected in a large sample of economies. Because standard assumptions are used in the data collection, comparisons and benchmarks are valid across economies. Finally, the data not only highlight the extent of speciﬁc regulatory obstacles to business but also identify their source and point to what might be reformed. TABLE 4.1

How many experts does Doing Business consult?

Indicator set

Starting a business

Contributors

1,755

Dealing with construction permits

837

Getting electricity

782

Registering property

1,257

Getting credit

1,277

Protecting investors

1,139

Paying taxes

1,276

Trading across borders

868

Enforcing contracts

1,088

Resolving insolvency

1,044

Employing workers

1,092

ECONOMY CHARACTERISTICS Gross national income (GNI) per capita Doing Business 2012 reports 2010 income per capita as published in the World Bank’s World Development Indicators 2011. Income is calculated using the Atlas method (current US$). For cost indicators expressed as a percentage of income per capita, 2010 GNI in U.S. dollars is used as the denominator. Data were not available from the World Bank for Afghanistan; Australia; The Bahamas; Bahrain; Brunei Darussalam; Canada; Cyprus; Djibouti; the Islamic Republic of Iran; Kuwait; New Zealand; Oman; Puerto Rico (territory of the United States); Qatar; Saudi Arabia; Suriname; Taiwan, China; the United Arab Emirates; West Bank and Gaza; and the Republic of Yemen. In these cases GDP or GNP per capita data and growth rates from the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook database and the Economist Intelligence Unit were used. Region and income group Doing Business uses the World Bank regional and income group classifications, available at http://www.world bank.org/data/countryclass. The World Bank does not assign regional classifications to high-income economies. For the purpose of the Doing Business report, high-income OECD economies are assigned the “regional” classification OECD high income. Figures and tables presenting regional averages include economies from all income groups (low, lower middle, upper middle and high income). Population Doing Business 2012 reports midyear 2010 population statistics as published in World Development Indicators 2011.

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LIMITS TO WHAT IS MEASURED The Doing Business methodology has 5 limitations that should be considered when interpreting the data. First, the collected data refer to businesses in the economy’s largest business city and may not be representative of regulation in other parts of the economy. To address this limitation, subnational Doing Business indicators were created (box 4.1). Second, the data often focus on a specific business form—generally a limited liability company (or its legal equivalent) of a specified size—and may not be representative of the regulation on other businesses, for example, sole proprietorships. Third, transactions described in a standardized case scenario refer to a specific set of issues and may not represent the full set of issues a business encounters. Fourth, the measures of time involve an element of judgment by

BOX 4.1 Subnational Doing Business indicators This year Doing Business published a subnational study for the Philippines and a regional report for Southeast Europe covering 7 economies (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, FYR Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro and Serbia) and 22 cities. It also published a city proﬁle for Juba, in the Republic of South Sudan. The subnational studies point to differences in business regulation and its implementation—as well as in the pace of regulatory reform—across cities in the same economy. For several economies subnational studies are now periodically updated to measure change over time or to expand geographic coverage to additional cities. This year that is the case for the subnational studies in the Philippines; the regional report in Southeast Europe; the ongoing studies in Italy, Kenya and the United Arab Emirates; and the projects implemented jointly with local think tanks in Indonesia, Mexico and the Russian Federation. Besides the subnational Doing Business indicators, Doing Business conducted a pilot study this year on the second largest city in 3 large economies to assess within-country variations. The study collected data for Rio de Janeiro in addition to São Paulo in Brazil, for Beijing in addition to Shanghai in China and for St. Petersburg in addition to Moscow in Russia.

the expert respondents. When sources indicate different estimates, the time indicators reported in Doing Business represent the median values of several responses given under the assumptions of the standardized case. Finally, the methodology assumes that a business has full information on what is required and does not waste time when completing procedures. In practice, completing a procedure may take longer if the business lacks information or is unable to follow up promptly. Alternatively, the business may choose to disregard some burdensome procedures. For both reasons the time delays reported in Doing Business 2012 would differ from the recollection of entrepreneurs reported in the World Bank Enterprise Surveys or other perception surveys.

CHANGES IN WHAT IS MEASURED The methodology for 3 of the Doing Business topics was updated this year—getting credit, dealing with construction permits and paying taxes. First, for getting credit, the scoring of one of the 10 components of the strength of legal rights index was amended to recognize additional protections of secured creditors and borrowers. Previously the highest score of 1 was assigned if secured creditors were not subject to an automatic stay or moratorium on enforcement procedures when a debtor entered a court-supervised reorganization procedure. Now the highest score of 1 is also assigned if the law provides secured creditors with grounds for relief from an automatic stay or moratorium (for example, if the movable property is in danger) or sets a time limit for the automatic stay. Second, because the ease of doing business index now includes the getting electricity indicators, procedures, time and cost related to obtaining an electricity connection were removed from the dealing with construction permits indicators. Third, a threshold has been introduced for the total tax rate for the purpose of calculating the ranking on the ease of paying taxes. All economies with a total tax rate below the threshold (which will be calculated and adjusted on a yearly basis) will now receive the

same ranking on the total tax rate indicator. The threshold is not based on any underlying theory. Instead, it is meant to emphasize the purpose of the indicator: to highlight economies where the tax burden on business is high relative to the tax burden in other economies. Giving the same ranking to all economies whose total tax rate is below the threshold avoids awarding economies in the scoring for having an unusually low total tax rate, often for reasons unrelated to government policies toward enterprises. For example, economies that are very small or that are rich in natural resources do not need to levy broad-based taxes.

DATA CHALLENGES AND REVISIONS Most laws and regulations underlying the Doing Business data are available on the Doing Business website at http://www.doing business.org. All the sample questionnaires and the details underlying the indicators are also published on the website. Questions on the methodology and challenges to data can be submitted through the website’s “Ask a Question” function at http://www .doingbusiness.org. Doing Business publishes 8,967 indicators each year. To create these indicators, the team measures more than 52,000 data points, each of which is made available on the Doing Business website. Historical data for each indicator and economy are available on the website, beginning with the ﬁrst year the indicator or economy was included in the report. To provide a comparable time series for research, the data set is back-calculated to adjust for changes in methodology and any revisions in data due to corrections. The website also makes available all original data sets used for background papers. The correction rate between Doing Business 2011 and Doing Business 2012 is 7%.

STARTING A BUSINESS Doing Business records all procedures that are officially required for an entrepreneur to start up and formally operate an industrial or commercial business. These include obtaining all necessary licenses and permits and completing any required notiﬁcations,

DATA NOTES

FIGURE 4.1

Starting a business: getting a local limited liability company up and running Rankings are based on 4 indicators

Preregistration, registration and postregistration (in calendar days)

As % of income per capita, no bribes included

• Operates in the economy’s largest business city. • Is 100% domestically owned and has 5 owners, none of whom is a legal entity.

25% Time 25% Procedures

Procedure is completed when final document is received

economy, the limited liability form most popular among domestic ﬁrms is chosen. Information on the most popular form is obtained from incorporation lawyers or the statistical office.

TABLE 4.2

What do the starting a business indicators measure?

Procedures to legally start and operate a company (number)

Preregistration (for example, name verification or reservation, notarization) Registration in the economy’s largest business city Postregistration (for example, social security registration, company seal) Time required to complete each procedure (calendar days)

25% Cost

• Has start-up capital of 10 times income per capita at the end of 2010, paid in cash.

Does not include time spent gathering information

25% Paid-in minimum capital

• Performs general industrial or commercial activities, such as the production or sale to the public of products or services. The business does not perform foreign trade activities and does not handle products subject to a special tax regime, for example, liquor or tobacco. It is not using heavily polluting production processes.

Procedure completed once final document is received

Funds deposited in a bank or with a notary before registration (or within 3 months), as % of income per capita

veriﬁcations or inscriptions for the company and employees with relevant authorities. The ranking on the ease of starting a business is the simple average of the percentile rankings on its component indicators (ﬁgure 4.1). After a study of laws, regulations and publicly available information on business entry, a detailed list of procedures is developed, along with the time and cost of complying with each procedure under normal circumstances and the paid-in minimum capital requirements. Subsequently, local incorporation lawyers, notaries and government officials complete and verify the data. Information is also collected on the sequence in which procedures are to be completed and whether procedures may be carried out simultaneously. It is assumed that any required information is readily available and that all agencies involved in the start-up process function without corruption. If answers by local experts differ, inquiries continue until the data are reconciled. To make the data comparable across economies, several assumptions about the business and the procedures are used.

Assumptions about the business The business: • Is a limited liability company (or its legal equivalent). If there is more than one type of limited liability company in the

• Leases the commercial plant and offices and is not a proprietor of real estate. • Does not qualify for investment incentives or any special beneﬁts. • Has at least 10 and up to 50 employees 1 month after the commencement of operations, all of them nationals. • Has a turnover of at least 100 times income per capita. • Has a company deed 10 pages long.

Procedures A procedure is deﬁned as any interaction of the company founders with external parties (for example, government agencies, lawyers, auditors or notaries). Interactions between company founders or company officers and employees are not counted as procedures. Procedures that must be completed in the same building but in different offices are counted as separate procedures. If founders have to visit the same office several times for different sequential procedures, each is counted separately. The founders are assumed to complete all procedures themselves, without middlemen, facilitators, accountants or lawyers, unless the use of such a third party is mandated by law. If the services of professionals are required, procedures conducted by such professionals on behalf of the company are counted separately. Each electronic procedure is counted separately. If 2 procedures can be completed through the same website but

Each procedure starts on a separate day No prior contact with officials Cost required to complete each procedure (% of income per capita)

Official costs only, no bribes No professional fees unless services required by law Paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Funds deposited in a bank or with a notary before registration (or within 3 months)

require separate filings, they are counted as 2 procedures. Both pre- and postincorporation procedures that are officially required for an entrepreneur to formally operate a business are recorded (table 4.2). Procedures required for official correspondence or transactions with public agencies are also included. For example, if a company seal or stamp is required on official documents, such as tax declarations, obtaining the seal or stamp is counted. Similarly, if a company must open a bank account before registering for sales tax or value added tax, this transaction is included as a procedure. Shortcuts are counted only if they fulfill 4 criteria: they are legal, they are available to the general public, they are used by the majority of companies, and avoiding them causes substantial delays. Only procedures required of all businesses are covered. Industry-specific procedures are excluded. For example, procedures to comply with environmental regulations are included only when they apply to all businesses conducting general commercial or industrial activities. Procedures that the company undergoes to connect to electricity, water, gas and waste disposal services are not included.

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Time Time is recorded in calendar days. The measure captures the median duration that incorporation lawyers indicate is necessary in practice to complete a procedure with minimum follow-up with government agencies and no extra payments. It is assumed that the minimum time required for each procedure is 1 day. Although procedures may take place simultaneously, they cannot start on the same day (that is, simultaneous procedures start on consecutive days). A procedure is considered completed once the company has received the ﬁnal document, such as the company registration certiﬁcate or tax number. If a procedure can be accelerated for an additional cost, the fastest procedure is chosen. It is assumed that the entrepreneur does not waste time and commits to completing each remaining procedure without delay. The time that the entrepreneur spends on gathering information is ignored. It is assumed that the entrepreneur is aware of all entry requirements and their sequence from the beginning but has had no prior contact with any of the officials.

Cost Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. It includes all official fees and fees for legal or professional services if such services are required by law. Fees for purchasing and legalizing company books are included if these transactions are required by law. The company law, the commercial code and speciﬁc regulations and fee schedules are used as sources for calculating costs. In the absence of fee schedules, a government officer’s estimate is taken as an ofﬁcial source. In the absence of a government officer’s estimate, estimates of incorporation lawyers are used. If several incorporation lawyers provide different estimates, the median reported value is applied. In all cases the cost excludes bribes.

Paid-in minimum capital The paid-in minimum capital requirement reﬂects the amount that the entrepreneur needs to deposit in a bank or with a notary before registration and up to 3 months following incorporation and is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. The amount is typically speciﬁed in

the commercial code or the company law. Many economies require minimum capital but allow businesses to pay only a part of it before registration, with the rest to be paid after the ﬁrst year of operation. In Italy in June 2011 the minimum capital requirement for limited liability companies was €10,000, of which at least €2,500 was payable before registration. The paid-in minimum capital recorded for Italy is therefore €2,500, or 9.9% of income per capita. In Mexico the minimum capital requirement was 50,000 pesos, of which one-ﬁfth needed to be paid before registration. The paid-in minimum capital recorded for Mexico is therefore 10,000 pesos, or 8.4% of income per capita. The data details on starting a business can be found for each economy at http://www .doingbusiness.org by selecting the economy in the drop-down list. This methodology was developed in Djankov and others (2002) and is adopted here with minor changes.

DEALING WITH CONSTRUCTION PERMITS Doing Business records all procedures required for a business in the construction industry to build a standardized warehouse. These procedures include submitting all relevant project-specific documents (for example, building plans and site maps) to the authorities; obtaining all necessary clearances, licenses, permits and certificates; completing all required notifications; and receiving all necessary inspections. Doing Business also records procedures for obtaining connections for water, sewerage and a fixed telephone landline.2 Procedures necessary to register the property so that it can be used as collateral or transferred to another entity are also counted. The survey divides the process of building a warehouse into distinct procedures and calculates the time and cost of completing each procedure. The ranking on the ease of dealing with construction permits is the simple average of the percentile rankings on its component indicators (figure 4.2). Information is collected from experts in construction licensing, including architects, construction lawyers, construction firms, utility service providers and public officials

FIGURE 4.2

Dealing with construction permits: building a warehouse Rankings are based on 3 indicators

Days to build a warehouse in main city

As % of income per capita, no bribes included 33.3% Time

33.3% Cost

33.3% Procedures

Procedure is completed when final document is received; construction permits, inspections and utility connections included

who deal with building regulations, including approvals and inspections. To make the data comparable across economies, several assumptions about the business, the warehouse project and the utility connections are used.

Assumptions about the construction company The business (BuildCo): • Is a limited liability company. • Operates in the economy’s largest business city. • Is 100% domestically and privately owned. • Has 5 owners, none of whom is a legal entity. • Is fully licensed and insured to carry out construction projects, such as building warehouses. • Has 60 builders and other employees, all of them nationals with the technical expertise and professional experience necessary to obtain construction permits and approvals. • Has at least 1 employee who is a licensed architect and registered with the local association of architects. • Has paid all taxes and taken out all necessary insurance applicable to its general business activity (for example, accidental insurance for construction workers and third-person liability). • Owns the land on which the warehouse is built.

DATA NOTES

Assumptions about the warehouse The warehouse: • Will be used for general storage activities, such as storage of books or stationery. The warehouse will not be used for any goods requiring special conditions, such as food, chemicals or pharmaceuticals. • Has 2 stories, both above ground, with a total surface of approximately 1,300.6 square meters (14,000 square feet). Each ﬂoor is 3 meters (9 feet, 10 inches) high. • Has road access and is located in the periurban area of the economy’s largest business city (that is, on the fringes of the city but still within its official limits). • Is not located in a special economic or industrial zone. The zoning requirements for warehouses are met by building in an area where similar warehouses can be found. • Is located on a land plot of 929 square meters (10,000 square feet) that is 100% owned by BuildCo and is accurately registered in the cadastre and land registry. • Is a new construction (there was no previous construction on the land). • Has complete architectural and technical plans prepared by a licensed architect. • Will include all technical equipment required to make the warehouse fully operational. • Will take 30 weeks to construct (excluding all delays due to administrative and regulatory requirements).

Assumptions about the utility connections The water and sewerage connection: • Is 10 meters (32 feet, 10 inches) from the existing water source and sewer tap. • Does not require water for fire protection reasons; a fire extinguishing system (dry system) will be used instead. If a wet fire protection system is required by law, it is assumed that the water demand specified below also covers the water needed for fire protection.

• Will have a constant level of water demand and wastewater ﬂow throughout the year. The telephone connection: • Is 10 meters (32 feet, 10 inches) from the main telephone network. • Is a ﬁxed telephone landline.

Procedures A procedure is any interaction of the company’s employees or managers with external parties, including government agencies, notaries, the land registry, the cadastre, utility companies, public and private inspectors and technical experts apart from in-house architects and engineers. Interactions between company employees, such as development of the warehouse plans and inspections conducted by employees, are not counted as procedures. Procedures that the company undergoes to connect to water, sewerage and telephone services are included. All procedures that are legally or in practice required for building a warehouse are counted, even if they may be avoided in exceptional cases (table 4.3).

Time Time is recorded in calendar days. The measure captures the median duration that local experts indicate is necessary to complete a procedure in practice. It is assumed that the TABLE 4.3

What do the dealing with construction permits indicators measure?

Procedures to legally build a warehouse (number)

Submitting all relevant documents and obtaining all necessary clearances, licenses, permits and certificates

minimum time required for each procedure is 1 day. Although procedures may take place simultaneously, they cannot start on the same day (that is, simultaneous procedures start on consecutive days). If a procedure can be accelerated legally for an additional cost, the fastest procedure is chosen. It is assumed that BuildCo does not waste time and commits to completing each remaining procedure without delay. The time that BuildCo spends on gathering information is ignored. It is assumed that BuildCo is aware of all building requirements and their sequence from the beginning.

Cost Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. Only official costs are recorded. All the fees associated with completing the procedures to legally build a warehouse are recorded, including those associated with obtaining land use approvals and preconstruction design clearances; receiving inspections before, during and after construction; getting utility connections; and registering the warehouse property. Nonrecurring taxes required for the completion of the warehouse project are also recorded. The building code, information from local experts and speciﬁc regulations and fee schedules are used as sources for costs. If several local partners provide different estimates, the median reported value is used. The data details on dealing with construction permits can be found for each economy at http://www.doingbusiness.org by selecting the economy in the drop-down list.

Completing all required notifications and receiving all necessary inspections

GETTING ELECTRICITY

Obtaining utility connections for water, sewerage and a fixed telephone landline

Doing Business records all procedures required for a business to obtain a permanent electricity connection and supply for a standardized warehouse. These procedures include applications and contracts with electricity utilities, all necessary inspections and clearances from the utility and other agencies and the external and ﬁnal connection works. The survey divides the process of getting an electricity connection into distinct procedures and calculates the time and cost of completing each procedure. The ranking on the ease of getting electricity is the

Registering the warehouse after its completion (if required for use as collateral or for transfer of the warehouse) Time required to complete each procedure (calendar days)

Does not include time spent gathering information

• Has an average water use of 662 liters (175 gallons) a day and an average wastewater ﬂow of 568 liters (150 gallons) a day.

Each procedure starts on a separate day

• Has a peak water use of 1,325 liters (350 gallons) a day and a peak wastewater ﬂow of 1,136 liters (300 gallons) a day.

Cost required to complete each procedure (% of income per capita)

Procedure completed once final document is received No prior contact with officials

Official costs only, no bribes

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simple average of the percentile rankings on its component indicators (ﬁgure 4.3). Data are collected from the electricity distribution utility, then completed and veriﬁed by electricity regulatory agencies and independent professionals such as electrical engineers, electrical contractors and construction companies. The electricity distribution utility surveyed is the one serving the area (or areas) where warehouses are located. If there is a choice of distribution utilities, the one serving the largest number of customers is selected. To make the data comparable across economies, several assumptions about the warehouse and the electricity connection are used.

Assumptions about the warehouse The warehouse: • Is owned by a local entrepreneur. • Is located in the economy’s largest business city. • Is located within the city’s official limits and in an area where other warehouses are located (a nonresidential area). • Is not located in a special economic or investment zone; that is, the electricity connection is not eligible for subsidization or faster service under a special investment promotion regime. If several options for location are available, the warehouse is located where electricity is most easily available. • Has road access. The connection works involve the crossing of a road (for excavation, overhead lines and the like), but they are all carried out on public land; that is, there is no crossing onto another owner’s private property. • Is located in an area with no physical constraints. For example, the property is not near a railway. • Is used for storage of refrigerated goods. • Is a new construction (that is, there was no previous construction on the land where it is located). It is being connected to electricity for the ﬁrst time. • Has 2 stories, both above ground, with a total surface area of approximately 1,300.6 square meters (14,000 square

feet). The plot of land on which it is built is 929 square meters (10,000 square feet).

Assumptions about the electricity connection The electricity connection: • Is a permanent one.

FIGURE 4.3

Rankings are based on 3 indicators Days to obtain an electricity connection in main city

• Involves the installation of only one electricity meter. The monthly electricity consumption will be 0.07 gigawatt-hour (GWh). The internal electrical wiring has already been completed.

Procedures

As % of income per capita, no bribes included 33.3% Time

• Is a 3-phase, 4-wire Y, 140-kilovoltampere (kVA) (subscribed capacity) connection. • Is 150 meters long. The connection is to either the low-voltage or the mediumvoltage distribution network and either overhead or underground, whichever is more common in the economy and in the area where the warehouse is located. The length of any connection in the customer’s private domain is negligible.

Getting electricity: obtaining an electricity connection

33.3% Cost

33.3% Procedures

Steps to file an application, prepare a design, complete works, obtain approvals, go through inspections, install a meter and sign a supply contract

Interactions between company employees and steps related to the internal electrical wiring, such as the design and execution of the internal electrical installation plans, are not counted as procedures. Procedures that must be completed with the same utility but with different departments are counted as separate procedures (table 4.4).

Completing all required notifications and receiving all necessary inspections

The company’s employees are assumed to complete all procedures themselves unless the use of a third party is mandated (for example, if only an electrician registered with the utility is allowed to submit an application). If the company can, but is not required to, request the services of professionals (such as a private ﬁrm rather than the utility for the external works), these procedures are recorded if they are commonly done. For all procedures, only the most likely cases (for example, more than 50% of the time the utility has the material) and those followed in practice for connecting a warehouse to electricity are counted.

Obtaining external installation works and possibly purchasing material for these works

Time

Concluding any necessary supply contract and obtaining final supply

Time is recorded in calendar days. The measure captures the median duration that the electricity utility and experts indicate is necessary in practice, rather than required by law, to complete a procedure with minimum follow-up and no extra payments. It is also assumed that the minimum time required for each procedure is 1 day. Although procedures may take place simultaneously, they cannot start on the same day (that is, simultaneous procedures start on consecutive days). It is assumed that the company does not

A procedure is deﬁned as any interaction of the company’s employees or its main electrician or electrical engineer (that is, the one who may have done the internal wiring) with external parties such as the electricity distribution utility, electricity supply utilities, government agencies, electrical contractors and electrical ﬁrms. TABLE 4.4

What do the getting electricity indicators measure?

Procedures to obtain an electricity connection (number)

Submitting all relevant documents and obtaining all necessary clearances and permits

Time required to complete each procedure (calendar days)

Is at least 1 calendar day Each procedure starts on a separate day Does not include time spent gathering information Reflects the time spent in practice, with little followup and no prior contact with officials Cost required to complete each procedure (% of income per capita)

Official costs only, no bribes Value added tax excluded

DATA NOTES

waste time and commits to completing each remaining procedure without delay. The time that the company spends on gathering information is ignored. It is assumed that the company is aware of all electricity connection requirements and their sequence from the beginning.

Cost Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. Costs are recorded exclusive of value added tax. All the fees and costs associated with completing the procedures to connect a warehouse to electricity are recorded, including those related to obtaining clearances from government agencies, applying for the connection, receiving inspections of both the site and the internal wiring, purchasing material, getting the actual connection works and paying a security deposit. Information from local experts and speciﬁc regulations and fee schedules are used as sources for costs. If several local partners provide different estimates, the median reported value is used. In all cases the cost excludes bribes.

Security deposit Utilities require security deposits as a guarantee against the possible failure of customers to pay their consumption bills. For this reason the security deposit for a new customer is most often calculated as a function of the customer’s estimated consumption. Doing Business does not record the full amount of the security deposit. If the deposit is based on the customer’s actual consumption, this basis is the one assumed in the case study. Rather than the full amount of the security deposit, Doing Business records the present value of the losses in interest earnings experienced by the customer because the utility holds the security deposit over a prolonged period, in most cases until the end of the contract (assumed to be after 5 years). In cases where the security deposit is used to cover the ﬁrst monthly consumption bills, it is not recorded. To calculate the present value of the lost interest earnings, the end-2010 lending rates from the International Monetary Fund’s International Financial Statistics are used. In cases where the security deposit is returned with interest, the difference between the lending rate

and the interest paid by the utility is used to calculate the present value. In some economies the security deposit can be put up in the form of a bond: the company can obtain from a bank or an insurance company a guarantee issued on the assets it holds with that ﬁnancial institution. In contrast to the scenario in which the customer pays the deposit in cash to the utility, in this scenario the company does not lose ownership control over the full amount and can continue using it. In return the company will pay the bank a commission for obtaining the bond. The commission charged may vary depending on the credit standing of the company. The best possible credit standing and thus the lowest possible commission are assumed. Where a bond can be put up, the value recorded for the deposit is the annual commission times the 5 years assumed to be the length of the contract. If both options exist, the cheaper alternative is recorded. In Honduras in June 2011 a customer requesting a 140-kVA electricity connection would have had to put up a security deposit of 126,894 Honduran lempiras (L) in cash or check, and the deposit would have been returned only at the end of the contract. The customer could instead have invested this money at the prevailing lending rate of 18.87%. Over the 5 years of the contract this would imply a present value of lost interest earnings of L 73,423. In contrast, if the customer chose to settle the deposit with a bank guarantee at an annual rate of 2.5%, the amount lost over the 5 years would be just L 15,862. The data details on getting electricity can be found for each economy at http://www.doing business.org.

REGISTERING PROPERTY Doing Business records the full sequence of procedures necessary for a business (buyer) to purchase a property from another business (seller) and to transfer the property title to the buyer’s name so that the buyer can use the property for expanding its business, use the property as collateral in taking new loans or, if necessary, sell the property to another business. The process starts with obtaining

the necessary documents, such as a copy of the seller’s title if necessary, and conducting due diligence if required. The transaction is considered complete when it is opposable to third parties and when the buyer can use the property, use it as collateral for a bank loan or resell it. The ranking on the ease of registering property is the simple average of the percentile rankings on its component indicators (ﬁgure 4.4). Every procedure required by law or necessary in practice is included, whether it is the responsibility of the seller or the buyer or must be completed by a third party on their behalf. Local property lawyers, notaries and property registries provide information on procedures as well as the time and cost to complete each of them. To make the data comparable across economies, several assumptions about the parties to the transaction, the property and the procedures are used.

Assumptions about the parties The parties (buyer and seller): • Are limited liability companies. • Are located in the periurban area of the economy’s largest business city. • Are 100% domestically and privately owned. • Have 50 employees each, all of whom are nationals. • Perform general commercial activities.

Assumptions about the property The property: • Has a value of 50 times income per capita. The sale price equals the value. • Is fully owned by the seller. • Has no mortgages attached and has been under the same ownership for the past 10 years. • Is registered in the land registry or cadastre, or both, and is free of title disputes. • Is located in a periurban commercial zone, and no rezoning is required. • Consists of land and a building. The land area is 557.4 square meters (6,000 square feet). A 2-story warehouse of 929 square meters (10,000 square feet) is located on the land. The warehouse is 10 years old,

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FIGURE 4.4

Registering property: transfer of property between 2 local companies Rankings are based on 3 indicators

that the buyer does not employ an outside facilitator in the registration process unless legally or in practice required to do so.

Time Days to transfer property in main city

As % of property value, no bribes included 33.3% Time

33.3% Cost

33.3% Procedures

Steps to check encumbrances, obtain clearance certificates, prepare deed and transfer title so that the property can be occupied, sold or used as collateral

is in good condition and complies with all safety standards, building codes and other legal requirements. The property of land and building will be transferred in its entirety. • Will not be subject to renovations or additional building following the purchase. • Has no trees, natural water sources, natural reserves or historical monuments of any kind. • Will not be used for special purposes, and no special permits, such as for residential use, industrial plants, waste storage or certain types of agricultural activities, are required.

Time is recorded in calendar days. The measure captures the median duration that property lawyers, notaries or registry officials indicate is necessary to complete a procedure. It is assumed that the minimum time required for each procedure is 1 day. Although procedures may take place simultaneously, they cannot start on the same day. It is assumed that the buyer does not waste time and commits to completing each remaining procedure without delay. If a procedure can be accelerated for an additional cost, the fastest legal procedure available and used by the majority of property owners is chosen. If procedures can be undertaken simultaneously, it is assumed that they are. It is assumed that the parties involved are aware of all requirements and their sequence from the beginning. Time spent on gathering information is not considered.

Cost Cost is recorded as a percentage of the property value, assumed to be equivalent to 50 times income per capita. Only official costs required by law are recorded, including fees, transfer taxes, stamp duties and any other payment to the property registry, notaries, public agencies or lawyers. Other taxes, such as capital gains tax or value added tax, are

• Has no occupants (legal or illegal), and no other party holds a legal interest in it.

TABLE 4.5

Procedures

Procedures to legally transfer title on immovable property (number)

A procedure is deﬁned as any interaction of the buyer or the seller, their agents (if an agent is legally or in practice required) or the property with external parties, including government agencies, inspectors, notaries and lawyers. Interactions between company officers and employees are not considered. All procedures that are legally or in practice required for registering property are recorded, even if they may be avoided in exceptional cases (table 4.5). It is assumed that the buyer follows the fastest legal option available and used by the majority of property owners. Although the buyer may use lawyers or other professionals where necessary in the registration process, it is assumed

Preregistration procedures (for example, checking for liens, notarizing sales agreement, paying property transfer taxes)

What do the registering property indicators measure?

Registration procedures in the economy’s largest business city Postregistration procedures (for example, filing title with municipality) Time required to complete each procedure (calendar days)

Does not include time spent gathering information Each procedure starts on a separate day Procedure completed once final document is received No prior contact with officials Cost required to complete each procedure (% of property value)

Official costs only, no bribes No value added or capital gains taxes included

excluded from the cost measure. Both costs borne by the buyer and those borne by the seller are included. If cost estimates differ among sources, the median reported value is used. The data details on registering property can be found for each economy at http://www .doingbusiness.org by selecting the economy in the drop-down list.

GETTING CREDIT Doing Business measures the legal rights of borrowers and lenders with respect to secured transactions through one set of indicators and the sharing of credit information through another. The ﬁrst set of indicators describes how well collateral and bankruptcy laws facilitate lending. The second set measures the coverage, scope and accessibility of credit information available through public credit registries and private credit bureaus. The ranking on the ease of getting credit is based on the percentile rankings on its component indicators: the depth of credit information index (weighted at 37.5%) and the strength of legal rights index (weighted at 62.5%) (ﬁgure 4.5).3

LEGAL RIGHTS The data on the legal rights of borrowers and lenders are gathered through a survey of financial lawyers and verified through analysis of laws and regulations as well as public sources of information on collateral and bankruptcy laws. Survey responses are verified through several rounds of follow-up communication with respondents as well as by contacting third parties and consulting public sources. The survey data are confirmed through teleconference calls or on-site visits in all economies.

Strength of legal rights index The strength of legal rights index measures the degree to which collateral and bankruptcy laws protect the rights of borrowers and lenders and thus facilitate lending (table 4.6). Two case scenarios, case A and case B, are used to determine the scope of the secured transactions system. The case scenarios involve a secured borrower, the company ABC, and a secured lender, BizBank. In certain

DATA NOTES

FIGURE 4.5

Getting credit: collateral rules and credit information Rankings are based on 2 indicators

Scope, quality and accessibility of credit information through public and private credit registries 37.5% Depth of credit information index (0–6)

62.5% Strength of legal rights index (0–10)

Regulations on nonpossessory security interests in movable property Note: Private bureau coverage and public registry coverage are measured but do not count for the rankings.

economies the legal framework for secured transactions means that only case A or case B can apply (not both). Both cases examine

The case scenarios also involve assumptions. In case A, as collateral for the loan, ABC grants BizBank a nonpossessory security interest in one category of movable assets, for example, its accounts receivable or its inventory. ABC wants to keep both possession and ownership of the collateral. In economies where the law does not allow nonpossessory security interests in movable property, ABC and BizBank use a ﬁduciary transfer-of-title arrangement (or a similar substitute for nonpossessory security interests). The strength of legal rights index does not cover functional equivalents to security over movable assets (for example, leasing or reservation of title). In case B, ABC grants BizBank a business charge, enterprise charge, ﬂoating charge or any charge that gives BizBank a security interest over ABC’s combined movable assets (or as much of ABC’s movable assets as possible). ABC keeps ownership and possession of the assets.

the same set of legal provisions relating to the use of movable collateral. Several assumptions about the secured borrower and lender are used: • ABC is a domestic, limited liability company. • The company has 100 employees. • ABC has its headquarters and only base of operations in the economy’s largest business city. • Both ABC and BizBank are 100% domestically owned. TABLE 4.6

What do the getting credit indicators measure?

Strength of legal rights index (0–10)

Protection of rights of borrowers and lenders through collateral laws Protection of secured creditors’ rights through bankruptcy laws Depth of credit information index (0–6)

Scope and accessibility of credit information distributed by public credit registries and private credit bureaus Public credit registry coverage (% of adults)

Number of individuals and firms listed in a public credit registry as percentage of adult population Private credit bureau coverage (% of adults)

Number of individuals and firms listed in largest private credit bureau as percentage of adult population

The strength of legal rights index includes 8 aspects related to legal rights in collateral law and 2 aspects in bankruptcy law. A score of 1 is assigned for each of the following features of the laws: • Any business may use movable assets as collateral while keeping possession of the assets, and any financial institution may accept such assets as collateral. • The law allows a business to grant a nonpossessory security right in a single category of movable assets (such as accounts receivable or inventory), without requiring a specific description of the collateral. • The law allows a business to grant a nonpossessory security right in substantially all its movable assets, without requiring a specific description of the collateral. • A security right may extend to future or after-acquired assets and may extend automatically to the products, proceeds or replacements of the original assets. • A general description of debts and obligations is permitted in the collateral agreement and in registration documents; all types of debts and obligations can be secured between the parties, and the collateral agreement can include a

maximum amount for which the assets are encumbered. • A collateral registry or registration institution for security interests over movable property is in operation, unified geographically and by asset type, with an electronic database indexed by debtors’ names. • Secured creditors are paid first (for example, before general tax claims and employee claims) when a debtor defaults outside an insolvency procedure. • Secured creditors are paid first (for example, before general tax claims and employee claims) when a business is liquidated. • Secured creditors either are not subject to an automatic stay or moratorium on enforcement procedures when a debtor enters a court-supervised reorganization procedure, or the law provides secured creditors with grounds for relief from an automatic stay or moratorium (for example, if the movable property is in danger) or sets a time limit for the automatic stay.4 • The law allows parties to agree in a collateral agreement that the lender may enforce its security right out of court. The index ranges from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating that collateral and bankruptcy laws are better designed to expand access to credit.

CREDIT INFORMATION The data on credit information sharing are built in 2 stages. First, banking supervision authorities and public information sources are surveyed to confirm the presence of a public credit registry or private credit bureau. Second, when applicable, a detailed survey on the public credit registry’s or private credit bureau’s structure, laws and associated rules is administered to the entity itself. Survey responses are verified through several rounds of follow-up communication with respondents as well as by contacting third parties and consulting public sources. The survey data are confirmed through teleconference calls or on-site visits in all economies.

Depth of credit information index The depth of credit information index measures rules and practices affecting the coverage, scope and accessibility of credit

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information available through either a public credit registry or a private credit bureau. A score of 1 is assigned for each of the following 6 features of the public credit registry or private credit bureau (or both): • Both positive credit information (for example, outstanding loan amounts and pattern of on-time repayments) and negative information (for example, late payments, and number and amount of defaults and bankruptcies) are distributed. • Data on both firms and individuals are distributed. • Data from retailers and utility companies as well as financial institutions are distributed. • More than 2 years of historical data are distributed. Credit registries and bureaus that erase data on defaults as soon as they are repaid obtain a score of 0 for this indicator. • Data on loan amounts below 1% of income per capita are distributed. Note that a credit registry or bureau must have a minimum coverage of 1% of the adult population to score a 1 on this indicator. • By law, borrowers have the right to access their data in the largest credit registry or bureau in the economy. The index ranges from 0 to 6, with higher values indicating the availability of more credit information, from either a public credit registry or a private credit bureau, to facilitate lending decisions. If the credit registry or bureau is not operational or has a coverage of less than 0.1% of the adult population, the score on the depth of credit information index is 0. In Lithuania, for example, both a public credit registry and a private credit bureau operate. Both distribute positive and negative information (a score of 1). Both distribute data on firms and individuals (a score of 1). Although the public credit registry does not distribute data from retailers or utilities, the private credit bureau does do so (a score of 1). Although the private credit bureau does not distribute more than 2 years of historical data, the public credit registry does do so (a score of 1). Although the public credit registry has a threshold of 50,000 litai, the private credit bureau distributes data on

loans of any value (a score of 1). Borrowers have the right to access their data in both the public credit registry and the private credit bureau (a score of 1). Summing across the indicators gives Lithuania a total score of 6.

Public credit registry coverage The public credit registry coverage indicator reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a public credit registry with information on their borrowing history from the past 5 years. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population (the population age 15 and above in 2010 according to the World Bank’s World Development Indicators). A public credit registry is defined as a database managed by the public sector, usually by the central bank or the superintendent of banks, that collects information on the creditworthiness of borrowers (individuals or firms) in the financial system and facilitates the exchange of credit information among banks and other regulated financial institutions. If no public registry operates, the coverage value is 0.

Private credit bureau coverage The private credit bureau coverage indicator reports the number of individuals and firms listed by a private credit bureau with information on their borrowing history from the past 5 years. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population (the population age 15 and above in 2010 according to the World Bank’s World Development Indicators). A private credit bureau is defined as a private firm or nonprofit organization that maintains a database on the creditworthiness of borrowers (individuals or firms) in the financial system and facilitates the exchange of credit information among creditors. Credit investigative bureaus and credit reporting firms that do not directly facilitate information exchange among banks and other financial institutions are not considered. If no private bureau operates, the coverage value is 0. The data details on getting credit can be found for each economy at http://www.doingbusiness .org by selecting the economy in the dropdown list. This methodology was developed in Djankov, McLiesh and Shleifer (2007) and is adopted here with minor changes.

PROTECTING INVESTORS Doing Business measures the strength of minority shareholder protections against directors’ misuse of corporate assets for personal gain. The indicators distinguish 3 dimensions of investor protections: transparency of related-party transactions (extent of disclosure index), liability for self-dealing (extent of director liability index) and shareholders’ ability to sue officers and directors for misconduct (ease of shareholder suits index). The data come from a survey of corporate and securities lawyers and are based on securities regulations, company laws, civil procedure codes and court rules of evidence. The ranking on the strength of investor protection index is the simple average of the percentile rankings on its component indicators (ﬁgure 4.6). To make the data comparable across economies, several assumptions about the business and the transaction are used.

Assumptions about the business The business (Buyer): • Is a publicly traded corporation listed on the economy’s most important stock exchange. If the number of publicly traded companies listed on that exchange is less than 10, or if there is no stock exchange in the economy, it is assumed that Buyer is a large private company with multiple shareholders. • Has a board of directors and a chief executive officer (CEO) who may legally act on behalf of Buyer where permitted, even if this is not speciﬁcally required by law. • Is a manufacturing company. • Has its own distribution network.

Assumptions about the transaction • Mr. James is Buyer’s controlling shareholder and a member of Buyer’s board of directors. He owns 60% of Buyer and elected 2 directors to Buyer’s 5-member board. • Mr. James also owns 90% of Seller, a company that operates a chain of retail hardware stores. Seller recently closed a large number of its stores. • Mr. James proposes that Buyer purchase Seller’s unused ﬂeet of trucks to expand

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FIGURE 4.6

Protecting investors: minority shareholder rights in related-party transactions Rankings are based on 3 indicators

Requirements on approval and disclosure of related-party transactions 33.3% Extent of disclosure index

Liability of CEO and board of directors in a related-party transaction 33.3% Extent of director liability index

33.3% Ease of shareholder suits index

Type of evidence that can be collected before and during the trial

Buyer’s distribution of its products, a proposal to which Buyer agrees. The price is equal to 10% of Buyer’s assets and is higher than the market value. • The proposed transaction is part of the company’s ordinary course of business and is not outside the authority of the company. • Buyer enters into the transaction. All required approvals are obtained, and all required disclosures made (that is, the transaction is not fraudulent). • The transaction causes damages to Buyer. Shareholders sue Mr. James and the other parties that approved the transaction.

Extent of disclosure index The extent of disclosure index has 5 components (table 4.7): • Which corporate body can provide legally sufficient approval for the transaction. A score of 0 is assigned if it is the CEO or the managing director alone; 1 if the board of directors or shareholders must vote and Mr. James is permitted to vote; 2 if the board of directors must vote and Mr. James is not permitted to vote; 3 if shareholders must vote and Mr. James is not permitted to vote. • Whether immediate disclosure of the transaction to the public, the regulator or the shareholders is required.5 A score of 0 is assigned if no disclosure is required; 1 if disclosure on the terms of the transaction is required but not on Mr. James’s conﬂict of interest; 2 if disclosure on both the

terms and Mr. James’s conflict of interest is required. • Whether disclosure in the annual report is required. A score of 0 is assigned if no disclosure on the transaction is required; 1 if disclosure on the terms of the transaction is required but not on Mr. James’s conflict of interest; 2 if disclosure on both the terms and Mr. James’s conflict of interest is required. • Whether disclosure by Mr. James to the board of directors is required. A score of 0 is assigned if no disclosure is required; 1 if a general disclosure of the existence of a conflict of interest is required without any specifics; 2 if full disclosure of all material facts relating to Mr. James’s interest in the Buyer-Seller transaction is required. • Whether it is required that an external body, for example, an external auditor, review the transaction before it takes place. A score of 0 is assigned if no; 1 if yes. The index ranges from 0 to 10, with higher values indicating greater disclosure. In Poland, for example, the board of directors must approve the transaction and Mr. James is not allowed to vote (a score of 2). Buyer is required to disclose immediately all information affecting the stock price, including the conflict of interest (a score of 2). In its annual report Buyer must also disclose the terms of the transaction and Mr. James’s ownership in Buyer and Seller (a score of TABLE 4.7

What do the protecting investors indicators measure?

Extent of disclosure index (0–10)

Who can approve related-party transactions Disclosure requirements in case of related-party transactions Extent of director liability index (0–10)

Ability of shareholders to hold interested parties and members of the approving body liable in case of related-party transactions Available legal remedies (damages, repayment of profits, fines and imprisonment) Ability of shareholders to sue directly or derivatively Ease of shareholder suits index (0–10)

Direct access to internal documents of the company and use of a government inspector without filing suit in court Documents and information available during trial Strength of investor protection index (0–10)

Simple average of the extent of disclosure, extent of director liability and ease of shareholder suits indices

2). Before the transaction Mr. James must disclose his conﬂict of interest to the other directors, but he is not required to provide speciﬁc information about it (a score of 1). Poland does not require an external body to review the transaction (a score of 0). Adding these numbers gives Poland a score of 7 on the extent of disclosure index.

Extent of director liability index The extent of director liability index has 7 components:6 • Whether a shareholder plaintiff is able to hold Mr. James liable for the damage the Buyer-Seller transaction causes to the company. A score of 0 is assigned if Mr. James cannot be held liable or can be held liable only for fraud or bad faith; 1 if Mr. James can be held liable only if he influenced the approval of the transaction or was negligent; 2 if Mr. James can be held liable when the transaction is unfair or prejudicial to the other shareholders. • Whether a shareholder plaintiff is able to hold the approving body (the CEO or the members of the board of directors) liable for the damage the transaction causes to the company. A score of 0 is assigned if the approving body cannot be held liable or can be held liable only for fraud or bad faith; 1 if the approving body can be held liable for negligence; 2 if the approving body can be held liable when the transaction is unfair or prejudicial to the other shareholders. • Whether a court can void the transaction upon a successful claim by a shareholder plaintiff. A score of 0 is assigned if rescission is unavailable or is available only in case of fraud or bad faith; 1 if rescission is available when the transaction is oppressive or prejudicial to the other shareholders; 2 if rescission is available when the transaction is unfair or entails a conflict of interest. • Whether Mr. James pays damages for the harm caused to the company upon a successful claim by the shareholder plaintiff. A score of 0 is assigned if no; 1 if yes. • Whether Mr. James repays profits made from the transaction upon a successful claim by the shareholder plaintiff. A score of 0 is assigned if no; 1 if yes.

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• Whether both fines and imprisonment can be applied against Mr. James. A score of 0 is assigned if no; 1 if yes. • Whether shareholder plaintiffs are able to sue directly or derivatively for the damage the transaction causes to the company. A score of 0 is assigned if suits are unavailable or are available only for shareholders holding more than 10% of the company’s share capital; 1 if direct or derivative suits are available for shareholders holding 10% or less of share capital. The index ranges from 0 to 10, with higher values indicating greater liability of directors. Assuming that the prejudicial transaction was duly approved and disclosed, in order to hold Mr. James liable in Panama, for example, a plaintiff must prove that Mr. James influenced the approving body or acted negligently (a score of 1). To hold the other directors liable, a plaintiff must prove that they acted negligently (a score of 1). The prejudicial transaction cannot be voided (a score of 0). If Mr. James is found liable, he must pay damages (a score of 1) but he is not required to disgorge his profits (a score of 0). Mr. James cannot be fined and imprisoned (a score of 0). Direct or derivative suits are available for shareholders holding 10% or less of share capital (a score of 1). Adding these numbers gives Panama a score of 4 on the extent of director liability index.

Ease of shareholder suits index The ease of shareholder suits index has 6 components: • What range of documents is available to the shareholder plaintiff from the defendant and witnesses during trial. A score of 1 is assigned for each of the following types of documents available: information that the defendant has indicated he intends to rely on for his defense; information that directly proves speciﬁc facts in the plaintiff ’s claim; any information relevant to the subject matter of the claim; and any information that may lead to the discovery of relevant information. • Whether the plaintiff can directly examine the defendant and witnesses during trial. A score of 0 is assigned if no; 1 if yes, with prior approval of the questions by the judge; 2 if yes, without prior approval.

• Whether the plaintiff can obtain categories of relevant documents from the defendant without identifying each document specifically. A score of 0 is assigned if no; 1 if yes. • Whether shareholders owning 10% or less of the company’s share capital can request that a government inspector investigate the Buyer-Seller transaction without filing suit in court. A score of 0 is assigned if no; 1 if yes. • Whether shareholders owning 10% or less of the company’s share capital have the right to inspect the transaction documents before filing suit. A score of 0 is assigned if no; 1 if yes. • Whether the standard of proof for civil suits is lower than that for a criminal case. A score of 0 is assigned if no; 1 if yes. The index ranges from 0 to 10, with higher values indicating greater powers of shareholders to challenge the transaction. In Greece, for example, the plaintiff can access documents that the defendant intends to rely on for his defense and that directly prove facts in the plaintiff’s claim (a score of 2). The plaintiff can examine the defendant and witnesses during trial, though only with prior approval of the questions by the court (a score of 1). The plaintiff must specifically identify the documents being sought (for example, the Buyer-Seller purchase agreement of July 15, 2006) and cannot just request categories (for example, all documents related to the transaction) (a score of 0). A shareholder holding 5% of Buyer’s shares can request that a government inspector review suspected mismanagement by Mr. James and the CEO without filing suit in court (a score of 1). Any shareholder can inspect the transaction documents before deciding whether to sue (a score of 1). The standard of proof for civil suits is the same as that for a criminal case (a score of 0). Adding these numbers gives Greece a score of 5 on the ease of shareholder suits index.

Strength of investor protection index The strength of investor protection index is the average of the extent of disclosure index, the extent of director liability index and the ease of shareholder suits index. The index

ranges from 0 to 10, with higher values indicating more investor protection. The data details on protecting investors can be found for each economy at http://www .doingbusiness.org by selecting the economy in the drop-down list. This methodology was developed in Djankov, La Porta and others (2008).

PAYING TAXES Doing Business records the taxes and mandatory contributions that a medium-size company must pay in a given year as well as measures of the administrative burden of paying taxes and contributions. The project was developed and implemented in cooperation with PwC.7 Taxes and contributions measured include the profit or corporate income tax, social contributions and labor taxes paid by the employer, property taxes, property transfer taxes, dividend tax, capital gains tax, financial transactions tax, waste collection taxes, vehicle and road taxes, and any other small taxes or fees. The ranking on the ease of paying taxes is the simple average of the percentile rankings on its component indicators, with a threshold being applied to one of the component indicators, the total tax rate (figure 4.7). The threshold is defined as the highest total tax rate among the top 30% of economies in the ranking on the total tax rate. It will be calculated and adjusted on a yearly basis. This year’s threshold is 32.5%. For all economies with a total tax rate below this threshold, the total tax rate is set at 32.5% this year. The threshold is not based on any underlying theory. Instead, it is intended to mitigate the effect of very low tax rates on the ranking on the ease of paying taxes. Doing Business measures all taxes and contributions that are government mandated (at any level—federal, state or local) and that apply to the standardized business and have an impact in its financial statements. In doing so, Doing Business goes beyond the traditional definition of a tax. As defined for the purposes of government national accounts, taxes include only compulsory, unrequited payments to general government. Doing Business departs from this definition because it measures imposed charges that affect

DATA NOTES

FIGURE 4.7

Paying taxes: tax compliance for a local manufacturing company Rankings are based on 3 indicators

Number of hours per year to prepare, file returns and pay taxes 33.3% Time

Firm tax liability as % of profits before all taxes borne 33.3% Total tax rate

33.3% Payments

Number of tax payments per year

business accounts, not government accounts. One main difference relates to labor contributions. The Doing Business measure includes government-mandated contributions paid by the employer to a requited private pension fund or workers’ insurance fund. The indicator includes, for example, Australia’s compulsory superannuation guarantee and workers’ compensation insurance. For the purpose of calculating the total tax rate (defined below), only taxes borne are included. For example, value added taxes are generally excluded (provided they are not irrecoverable) because they do not affect the accounting profits of the business—that is, they are not reflected in the income statement. They are, however, included for the purpose of the compliance measures (time and payments), as they add to the burden of complying with the tax system. Doing Business uses a case scenario to measure the taxes and contributions paid by a standardized business and the complexity of an economy’s tax compliance system. This case scenario uses a set of financial statements and assumptions about transactions made over the course of the year. In each economy tax experts from a number of different firms (in many economies these include PwC) compute the taxes and mandatory contributions due in their jurisdiction based on the standardized case study facts. Information is also compiled on the frequency of filing and payments as well as time taken to comply with tax laws in an economy. To make the data comparable across economies, several assumptions

about the business and the taxes and contributions are used. The methodology for the paying taxes indicators has beneﬁted from discussion with members of the International Tax Dialogue and other stakeholders, which led to a reﬁnement of the survey questions on the time to pay taxes, the collection of additional data on the labor tax wedge for further research and the introduction of a threshold applied to the total tax rate for the purpose of calculating the ranking on the ease of paying taxes (see discussion at the beginning of this section).

Assumptions about the business The business: • Is a limited liability, taxable company. If there is more than one type of limited liability company in the economy, the limited liability form most common among domestic firms is chosen. The most common form is reported by incorporation lawyers or the statistical office. • Started operations on January 1, 2009. At that time the company purchased all the assets shown in its balance sheet and hired all its workers. • Operates in the economy’s largest business city. • Is 100% domestically owned and has 5 owners, all of whom are natural persons. • At the end of 2009, has a start-up capital of 102 times income per capita. • Performs general industrial or commercial activities. Specifically, it produces ceramic flowerpots and sells them at retail. It does not participate in foreign trade (no import or export) and does not handle products subject to a special tax regime, for example, liquor or tobacco. • At the beginning of 2010, owns 2 plots of land, 1 building, machinery, office equipment, computers and 1 truck and leases 1 truck. • Does not qualify for investment incentives or any benefits apart from those related to the age or size of the company. • Has 60 employees—4 managers, 8 assistants and 48 workers. All are nationals, and 1 manager is also an owner. The company pays for additional medical insurance for employees (not mandated by any law)

as an additional benefit. In addition, in some economies reimbursable business travel and client entertainment expenses are considered fringe benefits. When applicable, it is assumed that the company pays the fringe benefit tax on this expense or that the benefit becomes taxable income for the employee. The case study assumes no additional salary additions for meals, transportation, education or others. Therefore, even when such benefits are frequent, they are not added to or removed from the taxable gross salaries to arrive at the labor tax or contribution calculation. • Has a turnover of 1,050 times income per capita. • Makes a loss in the first year of operation. • Has a gross margin (pretax) of 20% (that is, sales are 120% of the cost of goods sold). • Distributes 50% of its net profits as dividends to the owners at the end of the second year. • Sells one of its plots of land at a profit at the beginning of the second year. • Has annual fuel costs for its trucks equal to twice income per capita. • Is subject to a series of detailed assumptions on expenses and transactions to further standardize the case. All financial statement variables are proportional to 2005 income per capita. For example, the owner who is also a manager spends 10% of income per capita on traveling for the company (20% of this owner’s expenses are purely private, 20% are for entertaining customers and 60% for business travel).

Assumptions about the taxes and contributions • All the taxes and contributions recorded are those paid in the second year of operation (calendar year 2010). A tax or contribution is considered distinct if it has a different name or is collected by a different agency. Taxes and contributions with the same name and agency, but charged at different rates depending on the business, are counted as the same tax or contribution.

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• The number of times the company pays taxes and contributions in a year is the number of different taxes or contributions multiplied by the frequency of payment (or withholding) for each tax. The frequency of payment includes advance payments (or withholding) as well as regular payments (or withholding).

Tax payments The tax payments indicator reflects the total number of taxes and contributions paid, the method of payment, the frequency of payment, the frequency of filing and the number of agencies involved for this standardized case study company during the second year of operation (table 4.8). It includes consumption taxes paid by the company, such as sales tax or value added tax. These taxes are traditionally collected from the consumer on behalf of the tax agencies. Although they do not affect the income statements of the company, they add to the administrative burden of complying with the tax system and so are included in the tax payments measure. The number of payments takes into account electronic filing. Where full electronic filing and payment is allowed and it is used by the majority of medium-size businesses, the tax is counted as paid once a year even if filings and payments are more frequent. For payments made through third parties, such as tax on interest paid by a financial institution or fuel tax paid by a fuel distributor, only one payment is included even if payments are more frequent. Where 2 or more taxes or contributions are filed for and paid jointly using the same form, each of these joint payments is counted once. For example, if mandatory health insurance contributions and mandatory pension contributions are filed for and paid together, only one of these contributions would be included in the number of payments.

collect all information necessary to compute the tax payable and to calculate the amount payable. If separate accounting books must be kept for tax purposes—or separate calculations made—the time associated with these processes is included. This extra time is included only if the regular accounting work is not enough to fulﬁll the tax accounting requirements. Filing time includes the time to complete all necessary tax return forms and ﬁle the relevant returns at the tax authority. Payment time considers the hours needed to make the payment online or at the tax authorities. Where taxes and contributions are paid in person, the time includes delays while waiting.

Time is recorded in hours per year. The indicator measures the time taken to prepare, ﬁle and pay 3 major types of taxes and contributions: the corporate income tax, value added or sales tax, and labor taxes, including payroll taxes and social contributions. Preparation time includes the time to

Total number of taxes and contributions paid, including consumption taxes (value added tax, sales tax or goods and service tax) Method and frequency of filing and payment Time required to comply with 3 major taxes (hours per year)

Collecting information and computing the tax payable Completing tax return forms, filing with proper agencies Arranging payment or withholding Preparing separate mandatory tax accounting books, if required Total tax rate (% of profit before all taxes)

Profit or corporate income tax Social contributions and labor taxes paid by the employer

The total tax rate measures the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial proﬁt. Doing Business 2012 reports the total tax rate for calendar year 2010. The total amount of taxes borne is the sum of all the different taxes and contributions payable after accounting for allowable deductions and exemptions. The taxes withheld (such as personal income tax) or collected by the company and remitted to the tax authorities (such as value added tax, sales tax or goods and service tax) but not borne by the company are excluded. The taxes included can be divided into 5 categories: proﬁt or corporate income tax, social contributions and labor taxes paid by the employer (in respect of which all mandatory contributions are included, even if paid to a private entity such as a requited pension fund), property taxes, turnover taxes and other taxes (such as municipal fees and vehicle and fuel taxes). TABLE 4.9

Property and property transfer taxes Dividend, capital gains and financial transactions taxes Waste collection, vehicle, road and other taxes

The total tax rate is designed to provide a comprehensive measure of the cost of all the taxes a business bears. It differs from the statutory tax rate, which merely provides the factor to be applied to the tax base. In computing the total tax rate, the actual tax payable is divided by commercial profit. Data for Norway illustrate (table 4.9). Commercial profit is essentially net profit before all taxes borne. It differs from the conventional profit before tax, reported in financial statements. In computing profit before tax, many of the taxes borne by a firm are deductible. In computing commercial profit, these taxes are not deductible. Commercial profit therefore presents a clear picture of the actual profit of a business before any of the taxes it bears in the course of the fiscal year.

Computing the total tax rate for Norway Statutory rate

Statutory tax base b NKr

Actual tax payable a=rxb NKr

Commercial profit* c NKr

Total tax rate

28.1%

20,612,719

5,771,561

23,651,183

24.4%

14.1%

26,684,645

3,762,535

23,651,183

15.9%

NKr 4 per liter

74,247 liters

297,707

23,651,183

Type of tax (tax base)

Corporate income tax (taxable income) Social security contributions (taxable wages) Fuel tax (fuel price) Total

What do the paying taxes indicators measure?

Tax payments for a manufacturing company in 2010 (number per year adjusted for electronic and joint filing and payment)

Total tax rate

Time

TABLE 4.8

9,831,803

* Profit before all taxes borne. Note: NKr is Norwegian kroner. Commercial profit is assumed to be 59.4 times income per capita. Source: Doing Business database.

t = a/c

1.3% 41.6%

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Commercial proﬁt is computed as sales minus cost of goods sold, minus gross salaries, minus administrative expenses, minus other expenses, minus provisions, plus capital gains (from the property sale) minus interest expense, plus interest income and minus commercial depreciation. To compute the commercial depreciation, a straight-line depreciation method is applied, with the following rates: 0% for the land, 5% for the building, 10% for the machinery, 33% for the computers, 20% for the office equipment, 20% for the truck and 10% for business development expenses. Commercial proﬁt amounts to 59.4 times income per capita.

credit are taken into account. The ranking on the ease of trading across borders is the simple average of the percentile rankings on its component indicators (ﬁgure 4.8). Local freight forwarders, shipping lines, customs brokers, port officials and banks provide information on required documents and cost as well as the time to complete each procedure. To make the data comparable across economies, several assumptions about the business and the traded goods are used.

FIGURE 4.8

Rankings are based on 3 indicators

All documents required by customs and other agencies 33.3% Documents to export and import

Assumptions about the business

TRADING ACROSS BORDERS Doing Business measures the time and cost (excluding tariffs) associated with exporting and importing a standardized cargo of goods by ocean transport. The time and cost necessary to complete every official procedure for exporting and importing the goods—from the contractual agreement between the 2 parties to the delivery of goods—are recorded. All documents needed by the trader to export or import the goods across the border are also recorded. For exporting goods, procedures range from packing the goods into the container at the warehouse to their departure from the port of exit. For importing goods, procedures range from the vessel’s arrival at the port of entry to the cargo’s delivery at the warehouse. The time and cost for ocean transport are not included. Payment is made by letter of credit, and the time, cost and documents required for the issuance or advising of a letter of

33.3% Time to export and import

The business: • Is located in the economy’s largest business city. • Is a private, limited liability company. It does not operate in an export processing zone or an industrial estate with special export or import privileges. • Is domestically owned with no foreign ownership. • Exports more than 10% of its sales.

The data details on paying taxes can be found for each economy at http://www.doingbusiness .org by selecting the economy in the dropdown list. This methodology was developed in Djankov, Ganser and others (2010).

Document preparation, customs clearance and technical control, port and terminal handling, inland transport and handling

33.3% Cost to export and import

• Has at least 60 employees. The methodology for calculating the total tax rate is broadly consistent with the Total Tax Contribution framework developed by PwC and the calculation within this framework for taxes borne. But while the work undertaken by PwC is usually based on data received from the largest companies in the economy, Doing Business focuses on a case study for a standardized medium-size company.

Trading across borders: exporting and importing by ocean transport

Assumptions about the traded goods The traded product travels in a dry-cargo, 20-foot, full container load. It weighs 10 tons and is valued at $20,000. The product: • Is not hazardous nor does it include military items. TABLE 4.10

What do the trading across borders indicators measure?

Documents required to export and import (number)

Bank documents Customs clearance documents Port and terminal handling documents Transport documents Time required to export and import (days)

Obtaining all the documents Inland transport and handling Customs clearance and inspections Port and terminal handling Does not include ocean transport time Cost required to export and import (US$ per container)

All documentation Inland transport and handling Customs clearance and inspections Port and terminal handling Official costs only, no bribes

US$ per 20-foot container, no bribes or tariffs included

• Does not require refrigeration or any other special environment. • Does not require any special phytosanitary or environmental safety standards other than accepted international standards. • Is one of the economy’s leading export or import products.

Documents All documents required per shipment to export and import the goods are recorded (table 4.10). It is assumed that the contract has already been agreed upon and signed by both parties. Documents required for clearance by government ministries, customs authorities, port and container terminal authorities, health and technical control agencies, and banks are taken into account. Since payment is by letter of credit, all documents required by banks for the issuance or securing of a letter of credit are also taken into account. Documents that are renewed annually and that do not require renewal per shipment (for example, an annual tax clearance certiﬁcate) are not included.

Time The time for exporting and importing is recorded in calendar days. The time calculation for a procedure starts from the moment it is initiated and runs until it is completed. If a procedure can be accelerated for an additional cost and is available to all trading companies, the fastest legal procedure is chosen. Fast-track procedures applying to ﬁrms located in an export processing zone

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are not taken into account because they are not available to all trading companies. Ocean transport time is not included. It is assumed that neither the exporter nor the importer wastes time and that each commits to completing each remaining procedure without delay. Procedures that can be completed in parallel are measured as simultaneous. The waiting time between procedures—for example, during unloading of the cargo—is included in the measure.

Cost Cost measures the fees levied on a 20-foot container in U.S. dollars. All the fees associated with completing the procedures to export or import the goods are included. These include costs for documents, administrative fees for customs clearance and technical control, customs broker fees, terminal handling charges and inland transport. The cost does not include customs tariffs and duties or costs related to ocean transport. Only ofﬁcial costs are recorded. The data details on trading across borders can be found for each economy at http://www .doingbusiness.org by selecting the economy in the drop-down list. This methodology was developed in Djankov, Freund and Pham (2010) and is adopted here with minor changes.

ENFORCING CONTRACTS Indicators on enforcing contracts measure the efficiency of the judicial system in resolving a commercial dispute. The data are built by following the step-by-step evolution of a commercial sale dispute before local courts. The data are collected through study of the codes of civil procedure and other court regulations as well as surveys completed by local litigation lawyers and by judges. The ranking on the ease of enforcing contracts is the simple average of the percentile rankings on its component indicators (ﬁgure 4.9). The name of the relevant court in each economy—the court in the largest business city with jurisdiction over commercial cases worth 200% of income per capita—is published at http://www.doingbusiness.org/ ExploreTopics/EnforcingContracts/.

Assumptions about the case • The value of the claim equals 200% of the economy’s income per capita. • The dispute concerns a lawful transaction between 2 businesses (Seller and Buyer), located in the economy’s largest business city. Seller sells goods worth 200% of the economy’s income per capita to Buyer. After Seller delivers the goods to Buyer, Buyer refuses to pay for the goods on the grounds that the delivered goods were not of adequate quality. • Seller (the plaintiff) sues Buyer (the defendant) to recover the amount under the sales agreement (that is, 200% of the economy’s income per capita). Buyer opposes Seller’s claim, saying that the quality of the goods is not adequate. The claim is disputed on the merits. The court cannot decide the case on the basis of documentary evidence or legal title alone. • A court in the economy’s largest business city with jurisdiction over commercial cases worth 200% of income per capita decides the dispute. • Seller attaches Buyer’s movable assets (for example, office equipment and vehicles) before obtaining a judgment because Seller fears that Buyer may become insolvent. • An expert opinion is given on the quality of the delivered goods. If it is standard practice in the economy for each party to call its own expert witness, the parties each call one expert witness. If it is standard practice for the judge to appoint an independent expert, the judge does so. In this case the judge does not allow opposing expert testimony. • The judgment is 100% in favor of Seller: the judge decides that the goods are of adequate quality and that Buyer must pay the agreed price. • Buyer does not appeal the judgment. Seller decides to start enforcing the judgment as soon as the time allocated by law for appeal expires. • Seller takes all required steps for prompt enforcement of the judgment. The money is successfully collected through a public sale of Buyer’s movable assets (for example, office equipment and vehicles).

FIGURE 4.9

Enforcing contracts: resolving a commercial dispute through the courts Rankings are based on 3 indicators

Days to resolve commercial sale dispute through the courts 33.3% Time

Attorney, court and enforcement costs as % of claim value 33.3% Cost

33.3% Procedures

Steps to file claim, obtain judgment and enforce it

Procedures The list of procedural steps compiled for each economy traces the chronology of a commercial dispute before the relevant court. A procedure is deﬁned as any interaction, required by law or commonly used in practice, between the parties or between them and the judge or court officer. This includes steps to ﬁle and serve the case, steps for trial and judgment and steps necessary to enforce the judgment (table 4.11). The survey allows respondents to record procedures that exist in civil law but not common law jurisdictions and vice versa. For example, in civil law jurisdictions the judge can appoint an independent expert, while in TABLE 4.11

What do the enforcing contracts indicators measure?

Procedures to enforce a contract through the courts (number)

Any interaction between the parties in a commercial dispute, or between them and the judge or court officer Steps to file and serve the case Steps for trial and judgment Steps to enforce the judgment Time required to complete procedures (calendar days)

Time to file and serve the case Time for trial and obtaining judgment Time to enforce the judgment Cost required to complete procedures (% of claim)

No bribes Average attorney fees Court costs, including expert fees Enforcement costs

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common law jurisdictions each party submits a list of expert witnesses to the court. To indicate overall efficiency, 1 procedure is subtracted from the total number for economies that have specialized commercial courts, and 1 procedure for economies that allow electronic ﬁling of the initial complaint in court cases. Some procedural steps that take place simultaneously with or are included in other procedural steps are not counted in the total number of procedures.

Time Time is recorded in calendar days, counted from the moment the plaintiff decides to ﬁle the lawsuit in court until payment. This includes both the days when actions take place and the waiting periods between. The average duration of different stages of dispute resolution is recorded: the completion of service of process (time to ﬁle and serve the case), the issuance of judgment (time for the trial and obtaining the judgment) and the moment of payment (time for enforcement of the judgment).

Cost Cost is recorded as a percentage of the claim, assumed to be equivalent to 200% of income per capita. No bribes are recorded. Three types of costs are recorded: court costs, enforcement costs and average attorney fees. Court costs include all court costs and expert fees that Seller (plaintiff) must advance to the court, regardless of the ﬁnal cost to Seller. Expert fees, if required by law or commonly used in practice, are included in court costs. Enforcement costs are all costs that Seller (plaintiff) must advance to enforce the judgment through a public sale of Buyer’s movable assets, regardless of the ﬁnal cost to Seller. Average attorney fees are the fees that Seller (plaintiff) must advance to a local attorney to represent Seller in the standardized case. The data details on enforcing contracts can be found for each economy at http://www .doingbusiness.org by selecting the economy in the drop-down list. This methodology was developed in Djankov and others (2003) and is adopted here with minor changes.

RESOLVING INSOLVENCY (FORMERLY CLOSING A BUSINESS) Doing Business studies the time, cost and outcome of insolvency proceedings involving domestic entities. The name of this indicator set was changed from closing a business to resolving insolvency to more accurately reflect the content of the indicators. The indicators did not change in content or scope. The data are derived from questionnaire responses by local insolvency practitioners and veriﬁed through a study of laws and regulations as well as public information on bankruptcy systems. The ranking on the ease of resolving insolvency is based on the recovery rate (ﬁgure 4.10).

FIGURE 4.10 Resolving insolvency: time, cost and outcome of bankruptcy of a local company Rankings are based on 1 indicator Recovery rate is a function of time, cost and other factors such as lending rate and the likelihood of the company continuing to operate

100% Recovery rate

Note: Time and cost do not count separately for the rankings.

To make the data comparable across economies, several assumptions about the business and the case are used.

Assumptions about the business The business: • Is a limited liability company. • Operates in the economy’s largest business city. • Is 100% domestically owned, with the founder, who is also the chairman of the supervisory board, owning 51% (no other shareholder holds more than 5% of shares). • Has downtown real estate, where it runs a hotel, as its major asset. The hotel is valued at 100 times income per capita or $200,000, whichever is larger. • Has a professional general manager. • Has 201 employees and 50 suppliers, each of which is owed money for the last delivery. • Has a 10-year loan agreement with a domestic bank secured by a universal business charge (for example, a floating charge) in economies where such collateral is recognized or by the hotel property. If the laws of the economy do not specifically provide for a universal business charge but contracts commonly use some other provision to that effect, this provision is specified in the loan agreement. • Has observed the payment schedule and all other conditions of the loan up to now. • Has a mortgage, with the value of the mortgage principal being exactly equal to the market value of the hotel.

Assumptions about the case The business is experiencing liquidity problems. The company’s loss in 2010 reduced its net worth to a negative ﬁgure. It is January 1, 2011. There is no cash to pay the bank interest or principal in full, due the next day, January 2. The business will therefore default on its loan. Management believes that losses will be incurred in 2011 and 2012 as well. The amount outstanding under the loan agreement is exactly equal to the market value of the hotel business and represents 74% of the company’s total debt. The other 26% of its debt is held by unsecured creditors (suppliers, employees, tax authorities). The company has too many creditors to negotiate an informal out-of-court workout. The following options are available: a judicial procedure aimed at the rehabilitation or reorganization of the company to permit its continued operation; a judicial procedure aimed at the liquidation or winding-up of the company; or a debt enforcement or foreclosure procedure against the company, enforced either in court (or through another government authority) or out of court (for example, by appointing a receiver).

Assumptions about the parties The bank wants to recover as much as possible of its loan, as quickly and cheaply as possible. The unsecured creditors will do everything permitted under the applicable laws to avoid a piecemeal sale of the assets. The majority shareholder wants to keep the

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company operating and under its control. Management wants to keep the company operating and preserve its employees’ jobs. All the parties are local entities or citizens; no foreign parties are involved.

Time Time for creditors to recover their credit is recorded in calendar years (table 4.12). The period of time measured by Doing Business is from the company’s default until the payment of some or all of the money owed to the bank. Potential delay tactics by the parties, such as the ﬁling of dilatory appeals or requests for extension, are taken into consideration.

Cost The cost of the proceedings is recorded as a percentage of the value of the debtor’s estate. The cost is calculated on the basis of questionnaire responses and includes court fees and government levies; fees of insolvency administrators, auctioneers, assessors and lawyers; and all other fees and costs.

Outcome Recovery by creditors depends on whether the hotel business emerges from the proceedings as a going concern or the company’s assets are sold piecemeal. If the business keeps operating, no value is lost and the bank can satisfy its claim in full, or recover 100 cents on the dollar. If the assets TABLE 4.12

What do the resolving insolvency indicators measure?

Time required to recover debt (years)

Measured in calendar years Appeals and requests for extension are included Cost required to recover debt (% of debtor’s estate)

Measured as percentage of estate value Court fees Fees of insolvency administrators Lawyers’ fees Assessors’ and auctioneers’ fees

are sold piecemeal, the maximum amount that can be recovered will not exceed 70% of the bank’s claim, which translates into 70 cents on the dollar.

Recovery rate The recovery rate is recorded as cents on the dollar recouped by creditors through reorganization, liquidation or debt enforcement (foreclosure) proceedings. The calculation takes into account the outcome: whether the business emerges from the proceedings as a going concern or the assets are sold piecemeal. Then the costs of the proceedings are deducted (1 cent for each percentage point of the value of the debtor’s estate). Finally, the value lost as a result of the time the money remains tied up in insolvency proceedings is taken into account, including the loss of value due to depreciation of the hotel furniture. Consistent with international accounting practice, the annual depreciation rate for furniture is taken to be 20%. The furniture is assumed to account for a quarter of the total value of assets. The recovery rate is the present value of the remaining proceeds, based on end-2010 lending rates from the International Monetary Fund’s International Financial Statistics, supplemented with data from central banks and the Economist Intelligence Unit.

No practice If an economy had zero cases a year over the past 5 years involving a judicial reorganization, judicial liquidation or debt enforcement procedure (foreclosure), the economy receives a “no practice” ranking. This means that creditors are unlikely to recover their money through a formal legal process (in or out of court). The recovery rate for “no practice” economies is zero. This methodology was developed in Djankov, Hart and others (2008) and is adopted here with minor changes.

workers indicators with the letter and spirit of the ILO conventions. Only 4 of the 188 ILO conventions cover areas measured by Doing Business: employee termination, weekend work, holiday with pay and night work. The Doing Business methodology is fully consistent with these 4 conventions. The ILO conventions covering areas related to the employing workers indicators do not include the ILO core labor standards—8 conventions covering the right to collective bargaining, the elimination of forced labor, the abolition of child labor and equitable treatment in employment practices. Since 2009 the World Bank Group has been working with a consultative group—including labor lawyers, employer and employee representatives, and experts from the ILO, the OECD, civil society and the private sector—to review the employing workers methodology and explore future areas of research.8 The guidance of the consultative group has provided the basis for several changes in the methodology. The calculation of the minimum wage ratio was changed to ensure that no economy can receive the highest score if it has no minimum wage at all, if the law provides a regulatory mechanism for the minimum wage that is not enforced in practice, if there is only a customary minimum wage or if the minimum wage applies only to the public sector. A threshold was set for paid annual leave and a ceiling for working days allowed per week to ensure that no economy beneﬁts in the scoring from excessive ﬂexibility in these areas. Finally, the calculation of the redundancy cost and of the annual leave period for the rigidity of hours index was changed to refer to the average value for a worker with 1 year of tenure, a worker with 5 years and a worker with 10 years rather than the value for a worker with 20 years of tenure.

Other related fees Recovery rate for creditors (cents on the dollar)

Measures the cents on the dollar recovered by creditors

EMPLOYING WORKERS

Present value of debt recovered

Doing Business measures ﬂexibility in the regulation of employment, speciﬁcally as it affects the hiring and redundancy of workers and the rigidity of working hours. Since 2007 improvements have been made to align the methodology for the employing

Official costs of the insolvency proceedings are deducted Depreciation of furniture is taken into account Outcome for the business (survival or not) affects the maximum value that can be recovered

A full report with the conclusions of the consultative group is available at http:// www.doingbusiness.org /methodology/ employing-workers. This year Doing Business collected additional data on regulations covering worker protection. The data will serve as a basis for developing a joint analysis of worker protection by

DATA NOTES

the World Bank Group and the ILO and for developing measures of worker protection. Doing Business 2012 does not present rankings of economies on the employing workers indicators or include the topic in the aggregate ranking on the ease of doing business. The report does present the data on the employing workers indicators. Detailed data collected on labor regulations are available on the Doing Business website (http://www .doingbusiness.org). The data on employing workers are based on a detailed survey of employment regulations that is completed by local lawyers and public officials. Employment laws and regulations as well as secondary sources are reviewed to ensure accuracy. To make the data comparable across economies, several assumptions about the worker and the business are used.

Assumptions about the worker The worker: • Is a full-time, employee

male,

nonexecutive

• Earns a salary plus beneﬁts equal to the economy’s average wage during the entire period of his employment. • Has a pay period that is the most common for workers in the economy. • Is a lawful citizen who belongs to the same race and religion as the majority of the economy’s population. • Resides in the economy’s largest business city. • Is not a member of a labor union, unless membership is mandatory.

Assumptions about the business

• Abides by every law and regulation but does not grant workers more beneﬁts than mandated by law, regulation or (if applicable) collective bargaining agreement.

Rigidity of employment index The rigidity of employment index is the average of 3 subindices: the difficulty of hiring index, rigidity of hours index and difficulty of redundancy index. Data and scores for Benin are provided as an example (table 4.13). All the subindices have several components. And all take values between 0 and 100, with higher values indicating more rigid regulation. The difficulty of hiring index measures (i) whether fixed-term contracts are prohibited for permanent tasks; (ii) the maximum cumulative duration of fixed-term contracts; and (iii) the ratio of the minimum wage for a trainee or first-time employee to the average value added per worker.9 An economy is assigned a score of 1 if fixed-term contracts are prohibited for permanent tasks and a score of 0 if they can be used for any task. A score TABLE 4.13

of 1 is assigned if the maximum cumulative duration of fixed-term contracts is less than 3 years; 0.5 if it is 3 years or more but less than 5 years; and 0 if fixed-term contracts can last 5 years or more. Finally, a score of 1 is assigned if the ratio of the minimum wage to the average value added per worker is 0.75 or more; 0.67 for a ratio of 0.50 or more but less than 0.75; 0.33 for a ratio of 0.25 or more but less than 0.50; and 0 for a ratio of less than 0.25. A score of 0 is also assigned if the minimum wage is set by a collective bargaining agreement that applies to less than half the manufacturing sector or does not apply to firms not party to it, or if the minimum wage is set by law but does not apply to workers who are in their apprentice period. A ratio of 0.251 (and therefore a score of 0.33) is automatically assigned in 4 cases: if there is no minimum wage; if the law provides a regulatory mechanism for the minimum wage that is not enforced in practice; if there is no minimum wage set by law but there is a wage amount that is customarily used as a minimum; or if there is no minimum wage set by law in the private sector but there is one in the public sector.

What do the employing workers indicators measure? Data for Benin

Rigidity of employment index (0–100) Simple average of the difficulty of hiring, rigidity of hours and difficulty of redundancy indices

Maximum duration of fixed-term contracts Ratio of minimum wage for trainee or first-time employee to value added per worker

Rigidity of hours index (0–100) Restrictions on night work and weekend work? Allowed maximum length of the workweek in days and hours, including overtime

The business:

Fifty-hour workweeks permitted for 2 months due to an increase in production?

• Is a limited liability company.

Paid annual vacation days

• Operates in the economy’s largest business city. • Is 100% domestically owned. • Operates in the manufacturing sector. • Has 60 employees. • Is subject to collective bargaining agreements in economies where such agreements cover more than half the manufacturing sector and apply even to ﬁrms not party to them.

29.66 39 + 10 + 40

Difficulty of hiring index (0–100) Fixed-term contracts prohibited for permanent tasks?

Score for Benin

39 No

4 years

0.5

0.58

0.67

10 0

6 days

Yes

24 days

0.5

Yes

40 0

Notification required for termination of a redundant worker or group of workers?

Yes

Approval required for termination of a redundant worker or group of workers?

Employer obligated to reassign or retrain and to follow priority rules for redundancy and reemployment?

Yes

11.66 11.66

Difficulty of redundancy index (0–100) Redundancy allowed as grounds for termination?

Redundancy cost (weeks of salary) Notice requirements, severance payments and penalties due when terminating a redundant worker, expressed in weeks of salary Source: Doing Business database.

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In Benin, for example, ﬁxed-term contracts are not prohibited for permanent tasks (a score of 0), and they can be used for a maximum of 4 years (a score of 0.5). The ratio of the mandated minimum wage to the value added per worker is 0.58 (a score of 0.67). Averaging the 3 values and scaling the index to 100 gives Benin a score of 39. The rigidity of hours index has 5 components: (i) whether there are restrictions on night work; (ii) whether there are restrictions on weekly holiday work; (iii) whether the workweek can consist of 5.5 days or is more than 6 days; (iv) whether the workweek can extend to 50 hours or more (including overtime) for 2 months a year to respond to a seasonal increase in production; and (v) whether the average paid annual leave for a worker with 1 year of tenure, a worker with 5 years and a worker with 10 years is more than 26 working days or fewer than 15 working days. For questions (i) and (ii), if restrictions other than premiums apply, a score of 1 is given. If the only restriction is a premium for night work or weekly holiday work, a score of 0, 0.33, 0.66 or 1 is given, depending on the quartile in which the economy’s premium falls. If there are no restrictions, the economy receives a score of 0. For question (iii) a score of 1 is assigned if the legally permitted workweek is less than 5.5 days or more than 6 days; otherwise a score of 0 is assigned. For question (iv), if the answer is no, a score of 1 is assigned; otherwise a score of 0 is assigned. For question (v) a score of 0 is assigned if the average paid annual leave is between 15 and 21 working days, a score of 0.5 if it is between 22 and 26 working days and a score of 1 if it is less than 15 or more than 26 working days. For example, Benin does not impose any restrictions either on night work (a score of 0) or on weekly holiday work (a score of 0), allows 6-day workweeks (a score of 0), permits 50-hour workweeks for 2 months (a score of 0) and requires average paid annual leave of 24 working days (a score of 0.5). Averaging the scores and scaling the result to 100 gives a ﬁnal index of 10 for Benin. The difficulty of redundancy index has 8 components: (i) whether redundancy is disallowed as a basis for terminating workers;

(ii) whether the employer needs to notify a third party (such as a government agency) to terminate 1 redundant worker; (iii) whether the employer needs to notify a third party to terminate a group of 9 redundant workers; (iv) whether the employer needs approval from a third party to terminate 1 redundant worker; (v) whether the employer needs approval from a third party to terminate a group of 9 redundant workers; (vi) whether the law requires the employer to reassign or retrain a worker before making the worker redundant; (vii) whether priority rules apply for redundancies; and (viii) whether priority rules apply for reemployment. For question (i) an answer of yes for workers of any income level gives a score of 10 and means that the rest of the questions do not apply. An answer of yes to question (iv) gives a score of 2. For every other question, if the answer is yes, a score of 1 is assigned; otherwise a score of 0 is given. Questions (i) and (iv), as the most restrictive regulations, have greater weight in the construction of the index. In Benin, for example, redundancy is allowed as grounds for termination (a score of 0). An employer has to notify a third party to terminate a single redundant worker (a score of 1) as well as to terminate a group of 9 redundant workers (a score of 1), although the approval of a third party is not required in either of these cases (a score of 0). The law does not mandate any retraining or alternative placement before termination (a score of 0). There are priority rules for termination (a score of 1) and reemployment (a score of 1). Adding the scores and scaling to 100 gives a ﬁnal index of 40.

to 8 or fewer weeks of salary and the workers cannot beneﬁt from any type of unemployment protection, a score of 8.1 is assigned, although the actual number of weeks is published. If the cost adds up to more than 8 weeks of salary, the score is the number of weeks. One month is recorded as 4 and 1/3 weeks. In Benin, for example, an employer is required to give an average of 1 month’s notice before a redundancy termination, and the average severance pay for a worker with 1 year of service, a worker with 5 years and a worker with 10 years equals 1.68 months of wages. No penalty is levied and the workers cannot beneﬁt from any type of unemployment protection. Altogether, the employer pays the equivalent of 11.66 weeks of salary to dismiss a worker. The data details on employing workers can be found for each economy at http://www .doingbusiness.org by selecting the economy in the drop-down list. The Doing Business website provides historical data sets adjusted for changes in methodology to allow comparison of data across years. This methodology was developed in Botero and others (2004) and is adopted here with changes.

NOTES 1. The data for paying taxes refer to January–

December 2010. 2. Because the ease of doing business index

Redundancy cost The redundancy cost indicator measures the cost of advance notice requirements, severance payments and penalties due when terminating a redundant worker, expressed in weeks of salary. The average value of notice requirements and severance payments applicable to a worker with 1 year of tenure, a worker with 5 years and a worker with 10 years is used to assign the score. If the redundancy cost adds up to 8 or fewer weeks of salary and the workers can beneﬁt from unemployment protection, a score of 0 is assigned, but the actual number of weeks is published. If the redundancy cost adds up

now includes the getting electricity indicators, procedures, time and cost related to obtaining an electricity connection were removed from the dealing with construction permits indicators. 3. The ranking is based on a straight average of

points from the strength of legal rights index and depth of credit information index. 4. The scoring on this aspect was revised this

year to bring it into line with UNCITRAL (2004, 2007) and World Bank (2011a). 5. This question is usually regulated by stock ex-

change or securities laws. Points are awarded only to economies with more than 10 listed ﬁrms in their most important stock exchange.

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6. When evaluating the regime of liability for

company directors for a prejudicial relatedparty transaction, Doing Business assumes that the transaction was duly disclosed and approved. Doing Business does not measure director liability in the event of fraud.

7. PwC refers to the network of member firms

of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwCIL), or, as the context requires, individual member firms of the PwC network. Each member firm is a separate legal entity and does not act as agent of PwCIL or any other member firm. PwCIL does not provide any services to clients. PwCIL is not responsible or liable for the acts or omissions of any of its member firms nor can it control the exercise of their professional judgment or bind them in any way. No member firm is responsible or liable for the acts or omissions of any other member firm nor can it control the exercise of another member firm’s professional judgment or bind another member firm or PwCIL in any way.

8. For the terms of reference and composi-

tion of the consultative group, see World Bank, “Doing Business Employing Workers Indicator Consultative Group,” http://www .doingbusiness.org.

9. The average value added per worker is the

ratio of an economy’s GNI per capita to the working-age population as a percentage of the total population.

Ease of doing business and distance to frontier

This year’s report presents results for 2 aggregate measures: the aggregate ranking on the ease of doing business and a new measure, the “distance to frontier.” While the ease of doing business ranking compares economies with one another at a point in time, the distance to frontier measure shows how much the regulatory environment for local entrepreneurs in each economy has changed over time.

EASE OF DOING BUSINESS The ease of doing business index ranks economies from 1 to 183. For each economy the ranking is calculated as the simple average of the percentile rankings on each of the 10 topics included in the index in Doing Business 2012: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, resolving insolvency and, new this year, getting electricity. The employing workers indicators are not included in this year’s aggregate ease of doing business ranking. In addition to this year’s ranking, Doing Business presents a comparable ranking for the previous year, adjusted for any TABLE 5.1

changes in methodology as well as additions of economies or topics.1

Construction of the ease of doing business index Here is one example of how the ease of doing business index is constructed. In Korea it takes 5 procedures, 7 days and 14.6% of annual income per capita in fees to open a business. There is no minimum capital required. On these 4 indicators Korea ranks in the 18th, 14th, 53rd and 0 percentiles. So on average Korea ranks in the 21st percentile on the ease of starting a business. It ranks in the 12th percentile on getting credit, 25th percentile on paying taxes, 8th percentile on enforcing contracts, 7th percentile on resolving insolvency and so on. Higher rankings indicate simpler regulation and stronger protection of property rights. The simple average of Korea’s percentile rankings on all topics is 21st. When all economies are ordered by their average percentile rankings, Korea stands at 8 in the aggregate ranking on the ease of doing business. More complex aggregation methods—such as principal components and unobserved

components—yield a ranking nearly identical to the simple average used by Doing Business.2 Thus Doing Business uses the simplest method: weighting all topics equally and, within each topic, giving equal weight to each of the topic components.3 If an economy has no laws or regulations covering a specific area—for example, insolvency—it receives a “no practice” mark. Similarly, an economy receives a “no practice” or “not possible” mark if regulation exists but is never used in practice or if a competing regulation prohibits such practice. Either way, a “no practice” mark puts the economy at the bottom of the ranking on the relevant indicator. The ease of doing business index is limited in scope. It does not account for an economy’s proximity to large markets, the quality of its infrastructure services (other than services related to trading across borders and getting electricity), the strength of its financial system, the security of property from theft and looting, macroeconomic conditions or the strength of underlying institutions.

Correlations between economy rankings on Doing Business topics Dealing with construction permits

Starting a business

0.39

Dealing with construction permits Registering property Getting credit Protecting investors Paying taxes Trading across borders Enforcing contracts Resolving insolvency Source: Doing Business database.

Registering property

Getting credit

Protecting investors

Paying taxes

Trading across borders

Enforcing contracts

Resolving insolvency

Getting electricity

0.32

0.45

0.59

0.37

0.45

0.42

0.45

0.28

0.22

0.19

0.25

0.36

0.45

0.20

0.33

0.40

0.39

0.29

0.31

0.27

0.49

0.33

0.24

0.47

0.20

0.41

0.42

0.52

0.24

0.37

0.39

0.29

0.37

0.20

0.40

0.27

0.33

0.40

0.35

0.50

0.56

0.42

0.21 0.32

EASE OF DOING BUSINESS AND DISTANCE TO FRONTIER

Variability of economies’ rankings across topics Each indicator set measures a different aspect of the business regulatory environment. The rankings of an economy can vary, sometimes signiﬁcantly, across indicator sets. The average correlation coefficient between the 10 indicator sets included in the aggregate ranking is 0.36, and the coefficients between any 2 sets of indicators range from 0.19 (between dealing with construction permits and getting credit) to 0.59 (between starting a business and protecting investors). These correlations suggest that economies rarely score universally well or universally badly on the indicators (table 5.1). Consider the example of Canada. It stands at 12 in the aggregate ranking on the ease of doing business. Its ranking is 3 on both starting a business and resolving insolvency, and 5 on protecting investors. But its ranking is

Economies that improved the most across 3 or more Doing Business topics in 2010/11 Doing Business 2012 uses a simple method to calculate which economies improved the most in the ease of doing business. First, it selects the economies that in 2010/11 implemented regulatory reforms making it easier to do business in 3 or more of the 10 topics included in this year’s ease of doing business ranking.4 Thirty economies meet this criterion: Armenia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, the Central African Republic, Chile, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Georgia, Korea, Latvia, Liberia, FYR Macedonia, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Russia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, the Solomon Islands, South Africa and Ukraine. Second, Doing Business ranks these economies on the increase in their ranking on the ease of doing business from the previous year using comparable rankings.

only 59 on enforcing contracts, 42 on trading across borders and 156 on getting electricity. Figure 1.6 in the executive summary illustrates the degree of variability in each economy’s performance across the different areas of business regulation covered by Doing Business. The ﬁgure draws attention to economies with a particularly uneven performance by showing the distance between the average of the highest 3 topic rankings and the average of the lowest 3 for each of 183 economies across the 10 topics included in this year’s aggregate ranking. While a relatively small distance between these 2 averages suggests a broadly consistent approach across the areas of business regulation measured by Doing Business, a relatively large distance suggests a more narrowly focused approach, with greater room for improvement in some areas than in others. Variation in performance across the indicator sets is not at all unusual. It reﬂects differences in the degree of priority that government authorities give to particular areas of business regulation reform and the ability of different government agencies to deliver tangible results in their area of responsibility.

Selecting the economies that implemented regulatory reforms in at least 3 topics and improved the most in the aggregate ranking is intended to highlight economies with ongoing, broad-based reform programs.

DISTANCE TO FRONTIER MEASURE This year’s report introduces a new measure to illustrate how the regulatory environment for local businesses in each economy has changed over time. The distance to frontier measure illustrates the distance of an economy to the “frontier” and shows the extent to which the economy has closed this gap over time. The frontier is a score derived from the most efficient practice or highest score achieved on each of the component indicators in 9 Doing Business indicator sets (excluding the employing workers and getting electricity indicators) by any economy since 2005. In starting a business, for example, New Zealand has achieved the highest performance on the time (1 day), Canada and New Zealand on the number of procedures required (1), Denmark and Slovenia on the cost (0% of income per capita) and Australia on the paid-in minimum capital requirement (0% of income per capita).

Calculating the distance to frontier for each economy involves 2 main steps. First, individual indicator scores are normalized to a common unit. To do so, each of the 32 component indicators y is rescaled to (y − min)/(max − min), with the minimum value (min) representing the frontier—the highest performance on that indicator across all economies since 2005. Second, for each economy the scores obtained for individual indicators are aggregated through simple averaging into one distance to frontier score. An economy’s distance to the frontier is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the frontier and 100 the lowest performance. The difference between an economy’s distance to frontier score in 2005 and its score in 2011 illustrates the extent to which the economy has closed the gap to the frontier over time. The maximum (max) and minimum (min) observed values are computed for the 174 economies included in the Doing Business sample since 2005 and for all years (from 2005 to 2011). The year 2005 was chosen as the baseline for the economy sample because it was the ﬁrst year in which data were available for the majority of economies (a total of 174) and for all 9 indicator sets included in the measure. To mitigate the effects of extreme outliers in the distributions of the rescaled data (very few economies need 694 days to complete the procedures to start a business, but many need 9 days), the maximum (max) is deﬁned as the 95th percentile of the pooled data for all economies and all years for each indicator. Take Colombia, which has a score of 0.30 on the distance to frontier measure for 2011. This score indicates that the economy is 30 percentage points away from the frontier constructed from the best performances across all economies and all years. Colombia was further from the frontier in 2005, with a score of 0.46. The difference between the scores shows an improvement over time.

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NOTES 1. In case of revisions to the methodology or cor-

rections to the underlying data, the data are back-calculated to provide a comparable time series since the year the relevant economy or topic was ďŹ rst included in the data set. The time series is available on the Doing Business website (http://www.doingbusiness.org). The Doing Business report publishes yearly rankings for the year of publication as well as the previous year to shed light on year-to-year developments. Six topics and more than 50 economies have been added since the inception of the project. Earlier rankings on the ease of doing business are therefore not comparable. 2. See Djankov and others (2005). Principal

components and unobserved components methods yield a ranking nearly identical

to that from the simple average method because both these methods assign roughly equal weights to the topics, since the pairwise correlations among indicators do not differ much. An alternative to the simple average method is to give different weights to the topics, depending on which are considered of more or less importance in the context of a speciďŹ c economy. 3. A technical note on the different aggregation

and weighting methods is available on the Doing Business website (http://www .doingbusiness.org). 4. Doing Business reforms making it more

difficult to do business are subtracted from the total number of those making it easier to do business.

Summaries of Doing Business reforms in 2010/11

245 reforms in 2010/11 made it easier to do business Starting a business 53 Armenia Benin Bhutan Bosnia and Herzegovina Burkina Faso Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Chile Colombia Congo, Dem. Rep. Côte d’Ivoire Dominican Republic Georgia Greece Guinea-Bissau Guyana Hong Kong SAR, China Indonesia Jordan Korea, Rep. Latvia Liberia Madagascar Malaysia Mali Moldova Montenegro Oman Panama Peru Portugal Puerto Rico (U.S.) Qatar Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Saudi Arabia Senegal Solomon Islands South Africa Spain Syrian Arab Republic Taiwan, China Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste Tonga Turkey Ukraine United Arab Emirates Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Source: Doing Business database.

Dealing with construction permits 15 Armenia Bosnia and Herzegovina Burkina Faso Burundi Congo, Dem. Rep. Macedonia, FYR Mauritania Mexico Morocco Paraguay Portugal Puerto Rico (U.S.) São Tomé and Príncipe Taiwan, China United Kingdom Getting electricity 9 Afghanistan Brunei Darussalam Gambia, The Hong Kong SAR, China Latvia Lebanon Russian Federation Switzerland Tonga Registering property 20 Albania Angola Belarus Belgium Cape Verde Central African Republic Costa Rica Czech Republic Latvia Macedonia, FYR Nicaragua Russian Federation São Tomé and Príncipe Serbia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa Swaziland Uganda Vanuatu

Getting credit 44 Algeria Angola Armenia Benin Bhutan Brazil Burkina Faso Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile Comoros Congo, Rep. Côte d’Ivoire Croatia Equatorial Guinea Gabon Georgia Guinea Guinea-Bissau Honduras Liberia Macedonia, FYR Madagascar Malawi Mali Mexico Moldova Mongolia Niger Oman Paraguay Qatar Rwanda Senegal Sierra Leone Slovak Republic Timor-Leste Togo Tonga United Arab Emirates Uruguay Protecting investors 13 Belarus Burundi Cyprus El Salvador Georgia Iceland

Kazakhstan Lithuania Morocco Peru Solomon Islands Sri Lanka Vietnam Paying taxes 33 Armenia Belarus Belize Burundi Canada Colombia Congo, Dem. Rep. Costa Rica Côte d’Ivoire Czech Republic Finland Gambia, The Georgia Greece Iceland India Korea, Rep. Mexico Montenegro Morocco New Zealand Nicaragua Oman Peru Romania Rwanda Seychelles Sri Lanka St. Kitts and Nevis Togo Turkey Ukraine Yemen, Rep. Trading across borders 18 Belgium Bulgaria Chile Djibouti Gambia, The Honduras Israel Jordan Liberia

Poland Russian Federation São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Slovenia Tanzania Vanuatu Enforcing contracts 11 Kenya Korea, Rep. Lesotho Malaysia Moldova Nepal Nicaragua Russian Federation Senegal Sierra Leone Ukraine Resolving insolvency 29 Armenia Australia Austria Bulgaria Burundi Cape Verde Colombia Denmark France Israel Italy Latvia Lithuania Macedonia, FYR Malawi Malaysia Moldova Montenegro Namibia Philippines Poland Romania Serbia Sierra Leone Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa Switzerland Ukraine

DOING BUSINESS 2012

Doing Business reforms affecting all sets of indicators included in this year’s ranking on the ease of doing business, implemented between June 2010 and May 2011. ✔

registration and obtaining a tax identiﬁcation number and by allowing for online company registration. ✔

Doing Business reform making it easier to do business

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Doing Business reform making it more difficult to do business

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AFGHANISTAN ✔

Getting electricity Afghanistan made getting electricity easier by improving the efficiency of the electricity department in Kabul and introducing a new fee schedule for connections.

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ALBANIA ✘ Dealing with construction permits

In Albania dealing with construction permits became more difficult because the main authority in charge of issuing building permits has not met since April 2009. ✔

Registering property Albania made property registration easier by setting time limits for the land registry to register a title.

ALGERIA ✔

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Registering property Angola made transferring property less costly by reducing transfer taxes.

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Getting credit Angola strengthened its credit information system by adopting new rules for credit bureaus and guaranteeing the right of borrowers to inspect their data.

ARGENTINA ✘ Registering property

Argentina made transferring property more difficult by adding a requirement that the notary obtain the tax agency’s reference value for property before notarizing the sale deed.

ARMENIA Starting a business Armenia made starting a business easier by establishing a one-stop shop that merged the procedures for name reservation, business

Getting credit Armenia improved its credit information system by introducing a requirement to collect and distribute information from utility companies. Paying taxes Armenia made tax compliance easier for ﬁrms by reducing the number of payments for social security contributions and corporate income, property and land taxes and by introducing mandatory electronic ﬁling and payment for major taxes. Resolving insolvency Armenia amended its bankruptcy law to clarify procedures for appointing insolvency administrators, reduce the processing time for bankruptcy proceedings and regulate asset sales by auction.

Registering property Belarus simpliﬁed property transfer by doing away with the requirement to obtain the municipality’s approval for transfers of most commercial buildings in Minsk.

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Protecting investors Belarus strengthened investor protections by introducing requirements for greater corporate disclosure to the board of directors and to the public.

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Paying taxes Belarus abolished several taxes, including turnover and sales taxes, and simplified compliance with corporate income, value added and other taxes by reducing the frequency of filings and payments and facilitating electronic filing and payment.

✘ Enforcing contracts

Belarus modiﬁed its code of economic procedure, altering the time frames for commercial dispute resolution.

BELGIUM ✔

Registering property Belgium made property registration quicker for entrepreneurs by setting time limits and implementing its “e-notariat” system.

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Trading across borders Belgium made trading across borders faster by improving its risk-based proﬁling system for imports.

AUSTRALIA ✔

Getting credit Algeria improved its credit information system by guaranteeing by law the right of borrowers to inspect their personal data.

ANGOLA

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Dealing with construction permits Armenia made dealing with construction permits easier by eliminating the requirement to obtain an environmental impact assessment for small projects.

BELARUS ✔

Resolving insolvency Australia clariﬁed the priority of claims of unsecured creditors over all shareholders’ claims and introduced further regulation of the profession of insolvency practitioners.

AUSTRIA ✔

Resolving insolvency Austria passed a new law that simpliﬁes restructuring proceedings and gives preferential consideration to the interests of the debtors.

BAHAMAS, THE ✘ Registering property

The Bahamas made transferring property more costly by increasing the applicable stamp duty fees.

BELIZE ✔

BENIN ✔

Starting a business Benin made starting a business easier by replacing the requirement for a copy of the founders’ criminal records with one for a sworn declaration at the time of the company’s registration.

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Getting credit Access to credit in Benin was improved through amendments to the OHADA (Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa) Uniform Act on Secured Transactions that broaden the range of assets that can be used as collateral (including future assets), extend the security interest to the proceeds of the original asset and introduce the possibility of out-of-court enforcement.

BANGLADESH ✘ Getting electricity

Bangladesh made getting electricity more difficult by imposing a moratorium on new electricity connections from April 2010 to March 2011 because of an electricity supply shortage. This moratorium has led to long delays for customers and has increased the time to obtain an electricity connection.

Paying taxes Belize made paying taxes easier for ﬁrms by improving electronic ﬁling and payment for social security contributions, an option now used by the majority of taxpayers.

SUMMARIES OF DOING BUSINESS REFORMS IN 2010/11

BHUTAN ✔

Starting a business Bhutan eased the process of starting a business by making its criminal records search electronic and making the rubber company stamps available on the local market.

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Getting credit Bhutan improved its credit information system by launching the operation of a public credit registry.

BOLIVIA

BURKINA FASO ✔

Starting a business Burkina Faso made starting a business easier by replacing the requirement for a copy of the founders’ criminal records with one for a sworn declaration at the time of the company’s registration.

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Dealing with construction permits Burkina Faso made dealing with construction permits less costly by reducing the fees to obtain a ﬁre safety study.

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✘ Paying taxes

Bolivia raised social security contribution rates for employers.

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA ✔

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Starting a business Bosnia and Herzegovina made starting a business easier by replacing the required utilization permit with a simple notiﬁcation of commencement of activities and by streamlining the process for obtaining a tax identiﬁcation number. Dealing with construction permits Bosnia and Herzegovina made dealing with construction permits easier by fully digitizing and revamping its land registry and cadastre.

Dealing with construction permits Burundi made dealing with construction permits easier by reducing the cost to obtain a geotechnical study.

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Protecting investors Burundi strengthened investor protections by introducing new requirements for the approval of transactions between interested parties, by requiring greater corporate disclosure to the board of directors and in the annual report and by making it easier to sue directors in cases of prejudicial transactions between interested parties.

Getting credit Brazil improved its credit information system by allowing private credit bureaus to collect and share positive information.

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Paying taxes Burundi made paying taxes easier for companies by reducing the payment frequency for social security contributions from monthly to quarterly.

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Resolving insolvency Burundi amended its commercial code to establish foreclosure procedures.

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM ✔

Getting electricity Brunei Darussalam made getting electricity easier by establishing a one-stop shop and reducing the time required to obtain an excavation permit.

BULGARIA ✔

Trading across borders Bulgaria made trading across borders faster by introducing online submission of customs declaration forms.

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Resolving insolvency Bulgaria amended its commerce act to extend further rights to secured creditors and increase the transparency of insolvency proceedings.

CAMBODIA ✔

Getting credit Cambodia strengthened its credit information system through a new regulation allowing credit bureaus to collect and distribute positive as well as negative credit information.

CAMEROON ✔

Starting a business Cameroon made starting a business easier by replacing the requirement for a copy of the founders’ criminal records with one for a sworn declaration at the time of the company’s registration, and by reducing publication fees.

Getting credit Access to credit in Cameroon was improved through amendments to the OHADA Uniform Act on Secured Transactions that broaden the range of assets that can be used as collateral (including future assets), extend the security interest to the proceeds of the original asset and introduce the possibility of out-of-court enforcement.

CANADA ✔

Paying taxes Canada made paying taxes easier and less costly for companies by reducing proﬁt tax rates, eliminating the Ontario capital tax and harmonizing sales taxes.

CAPE VERDE ✔

Registering property Cape Verde made registering property faster by implementing time limits for the notaries and the land registry.

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Getting credit Cape Verde improved its credit information system by introducing a new online platform and by starting to provide 5 years of historical data.

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Resolving insolvency Cape Verde introduced qualiﬁcation requirements for insolvency administrators and a shorter time frame for liquidation proceedings.

BURUNDI ✔

BRAZIL ✔

Getting credit Access to credit in Burkina Faso was improved through amendments to the OHADA Uniform Act on Secured Transactions that broaden the range of assets that can be used as collateral (including future assets), extend the security interest to the proceeds of the original asset and introduce the possibility of out-of-court enforcement.

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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC ✔

Starting a business The Central African Republic made starting a business easier by reducing business registration fees and by replacing the requirement for a copy of the founders’ criminal records with one for a sworn declaration at the time of the company’s registration.

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Registering property The Central African Republic halved the cost of registering property.

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Getting credit Access to credit in the Central African Republic was improved through amendments to the OHADA Uniform Act on Secured Transactions that broaden the range of assets that can be used as collateral (including future assets), extend the security interest to the proceeds of the original asset and introduce the possibility of out-of-court enforcement.

DOING BUSINESS 2012

CHAD ✔

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Starting a business Chad made starting a business easier by eliminating the requirement for a medical certiﬁcate and by replacing the requirement for a copy of the founders’ criminal records with one for a sworn declaration at the time of the company’s registration. Getting credit Access to credit in Chad was improved through amendments to the OHADA Uniform Act on Secured Transactions that broaden the range of assets that can be used as collateral (including future assets), extend the security interest to the proceeds of the original asset and introduce the possibility of out-of-court enforcement.

CHILE ✔

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Starting a business Chile made business start-up easier by starting to provide an immediate temporary operating license to new companies, eliminating the requirement for an inspection of premises by the tax authority before new companies can begin operations and allowing free online publication of the notice of a company’s creation. Getting credit Chile strengthened its secured transactions system by implementing a uniﬁed collateral registry and a new legal framework for nonpossessory security interests.

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Starting a business Colombia reduced the costs associated with starting a business, by no longer requiring upfront payment of the commercial license fee. Paying taxes Colombia eased the administrative burden of paying taxes for ﬁrms by establishing mandatory electronic ﬁling and payment for some of the major taxes. Resolving insolvency Colombia amended regulations governing insolvency proceedings to simplify the proceedings and reduce their time and cost.

COMOROS ✔

Getting credit Access to credit in the Comoros was improved through amendments to the OHADA Uniform

(including future assets), extend the security interest to the proceeds of the original asset and introduce the possibility of out-of-court enforcement. ✔

CONGO, DEM. REP. ✔

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Starting a business The Democratic Republic of Congo made business start-up faster by reducing the time required to complete company registration and obtain a national identiﬁcation number. Dealing with construction permits The Democratic Republic of Congo reduced the administrative costs of obtaining a construction permit. Paying taxes The Democratic Republic of Congo made paying taxes easier for ﬁrms by replacing the sales tax with a value added tax.

CONGO, REP. ✘ Registering property

The Republic of Congo made registering property more expensive by reversing a previous law that reduced the registration fee. ✔

Trading across borders Chile made trading across borders faster by implementing an online electronic data interchange system for customs operations.

COLOMBIA ✔

Act on Secured Transactions that broaden the range of assets that can be used as collateral (including future assets), extend the security interest to the proceeds of the original asset and introduce the possibility of out-of-court enforcement.

Getting credit Access to credit in the Republic of Congo was improved through amendments to the OHADA Uniform Act on Secured Transactions that broaden the range of assets that can be used as collateral (including future assets), extend the security interest to the proceeds of the original asset and introduce the possibility of out-of-court enforcement.

COSTA RICA ✔

Registering property Costa Rica made transferring property easier and quicker by making property certiﬁcates available online through a single website.

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Paying taxes In Costa Rica online payment of social security contributions is now widespread and used by the majority of taxpayers.

CÔTE D’IVOIRE ✔

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Starting a business Côte d’Ivoire made starting a business easier by reorganizing the court clerk’s office where entrepreneurs ﬁle their company documents. Getting credit Access to credit in Côte d’Ivoire was improved through amendments to the OHADA Uniform Act on Secured Transactions that broaden the range of assets that can be used as collateral

Paying taxes Côte d’Ivoire eliminated a tax on ﬁrms, the contribution for national reconstruction (contribution pour la reconstruction nationale).

CROATIA ✔

Getting credit In Croatia the private credit bureau started to collect and distribute information on ﬁrms, improving the credit information system.

CYPRUS ✔

Protecting investors Cyprus strengthened investor protections by requiring greater corporate disclosure to the board of directors, to the public and in the annual report.

CZECH REPUBLIC ✔

Registering property The Czech Republic speeded up property registration by computerizing its cadastral office, digitizing all its data and introducing electronic communications with notaries.

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Paying taxes The Czech Republic revised its tax legislation to simplify provisions relating to administrative procedures and relationships between tax authorities and taxpayers.

DENMARK ✔

Resolving insolvency Denmark introduced new rules on company reorganization, which led to the elimination of the suspension-of-payments regime.

DJIBOUTI ✘ Dealing with construction permits

Djibouti made dealing with construction permits costlier by increasing the fees for inspections and the building permit and adding a new inspection in the preconstruction phase. ✔

Trading across borders Djibouti made trading across borders faster by developing a new container terminal.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ✔

Starting a business The Dominican Republic made starting a business easier by eliminating the requirement for a proof of deposit of capital when establishing a new company.

SUMMARIES OF DOING BUSINESS REFORMS IN 2010/11

EL SALVADOR ✔

Protecting investors El Salvador strengthened investor protections by allowing greater access to corporate information during the trial.

interest to the proceeds of the original asset and introduce the possibility of out-of-court enforcement.

GAMBIA, THE ✔

EQUATORIAL GUINEA ✔

Getting credit Access to credit in Equatorial Guinea was improved through amendments to the OHADA Uniform Act on Secured Transactions that broaden the range of assets that can be used as collateral (including future assets), extend the security interest to the proceeds of the original asset and introduce the possibility of out-of-court enforcement.

Getting electricity The Gambia made getting electricity faster by allowing customers to choose private contractors to carry out the external connection works.

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Paying taxes The Gambia reduced the minimum turnover tax and corporate income tax rates.

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Trading across borders The Gambia made trading across borders faster by implementing the Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA).

GUINEA-BISSAU ✔

Starting a business Guinea-Bissau made starting a business easier by establishing a one-stop shop, eliminating the requirement for an operating license and simplifying the method for providing criminal records and publishing the registration notice.

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Getting credit Access to credit in Guinea-Bissau was improved through amendments to the OHADA Uniform Act on Secured Transactions that broaden the range of assets that can be used as collateral (including future assets), extend the security interest to the proceeds of the original asset and introduce the possibility of out-of-court enforcement.

ESTONIA ✘ Paying taxes

In Estonia a municipal sales tax introduced in Tallinn made paying taxes costlier for ﬁrms, though a later parliamentary measure abolished local sales taxes effective January 1, 2012.

GEORGIA ✔

Starting a business Georgia simpliﬁed business start-up by eliminating the requirement to visit a bank to pay the registration fees.

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Getting credit Georgia expanded access to credit by amending its civil code to broaden the range of assets that can be used as collateral.

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Protecting investors Georgia strengthened investor protections by introducing requirements relating to the approval of transactions between interested parties.

ETHIOPIA ✘ Getting electricity

In Ethiopia delays in providing new connections made getting electricity more difficult.

FIJI ✘ Starting a business

Fiji made starting a business more difficult by adding a requirement to obtain a tax identiﬁcation number when registering a new company.

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Paying taxes Georgia made paying taxes easier for ﬁrms by simplifying the reporting for value added tax and introducing electronic ﬁling and payment of taxes.

FINLAND ✔

Paying taxes Finland simpliﬁed reporting and payment for the value added tax and labor tax.

GHANA ✘ Starting a business

Ghana increased the cost to start a business by 70%.

FRANCE ✔

Resolving insolvency France passed a law that enables debtors to implement a restructuring plan with ﬁnancial creditors only, without affecting trade creditors.

GABON ✔

Getting credit Access to credit in Gabon was improved through amendments to the OHADA Uniform Act on Secured Transactions that broaden the range of assets that can be used as collateral (including future assets), extend the security

GREECE ✔

Starting a business Greece made starting a business easier by implementing an electronic platform that interconnects several government agencies.

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Paying taxes Greece reduced its corporate income tax rate.

GUINEA ✔

Getting credit Access to credit in Guinea was improved through amendments to the OHADA Uniform

GUYANA ✔

Starting a business Guyana made starting a business easier by reducing the time needed for registering a new company and for obtaining a tax identiﬁcation number.

✘ Getting electricity

Guyana made getting electricity more expensive by tripling the security deposit required for a new connection. ✘ Registering property

In Guyana transferring property became slower because of a lack of personnel at the deed registry.

HAITI ✘ Dealing with construction permits

Haiti made dealing with construction permits costlier by increasing the fees to obtain a building permit.

DOING BUSINESS 2012

HONDURAS ✔

Getting credit Honduras strengthened its secured transactions system through a new decree establishing a centralized and computerized collateral registry and providing for out-of-court enforcement of collateral upon default.

✘ Paying taxes

Honduras made paying taxes costlier for ﬁrms by raising the solidarity tax rate. ✔

Trading across borders Honduras made trading across borders faster by implementing a web-based electronic data interchange system and X-ray machines at the port of Puerto Cortes.

INDIA ✔

INDONESIA ✔

HONG KONG SAR, CHINA ✔

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✘ Getting electricity

HUNGARY

In Iraq starting a business became more expensive because of an increase in the cost to obtain a name reservation certiﬁcate and in the cost for lawyers to draft articles of association.

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Trading across borders Israel made trading across borders easier by changing the method used to calculate port fees.

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Resolving insolvency Israel amended its courts law to establish specialized courts for dealing with economic matters.

ITALY ✔

Hungary made paying taxes costlier for ﬁrms by introducing a sector-speciﬁc surtax.

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Protecting investors Iceland strengthened investor protections by introducing new requirements relating to the approval of transactions between interested parties. Paying taxes Iceland made paying taxes easier and less costly for ﬁrms by abolishing a tax.

KOREA, REP. Starting a business Korea made starting a business easier by introducing a new online one-stop shop, Start-Biz.

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Paying taxes Korea eased the administrative burden of paying taxes for ﬁrms by merging several taxes, allowing 4 labor taxes and contributions to be paid jointly and continuing to increase the use of the online tax payment system.

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Enforcing contracts Korea made ﬁling a commercial case easier by introducing an electronic case ﬁling system.

KYRGYZ REPUBLIC

✘ Paying taxes

ICELAND

Enforcing contracts Kenya introduced a case management system that will help increase the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of commercial dispute resolution.

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ISRAEL

✘ Getting credit

Hungary reduced the amount of credit information available from private credit bureaus by shortening the period for retaining data on defaults and late payments (if repaid) from 5 years to 1 year.

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IRAQ ✘ Starting a business

Protecting investors Kazakhstan strengthened investor protections by regulating the approval of transactions between interested parties and making it easier to sue directors in cases of prejudicial transactions between interested parties.

KENYA

Indonesia made getting electricity more difﬁcult by increasing connection fees.

Starting a business Hong Kong SAR, China, made starting a business easier by introducing online electronic services for company and business registration. Getting electricity Hong Kong SAR, China, made getting electricity easier by increasing the efficiency of public agencies and streamlining the utility’s procedures with other government agencies.

Starting a business Indonesia made starting a business easier by introducing a simpliﬁed application process allowing an applicant to simultaneously obtain both a general trading license and a business registration certiﬁcate.

Trading across borders Jordan made trading across borders faster by introducing X-ray scanners for risk management systems.

KAZAKHSTAN ✔

✘ Enforcing contracts

Honduras adopted a new civil procedure code that modiﬁed litigation procedures for enforcing a contract.

Paying taxes India eased the administrative burden of paying taxes for ﬁrms by introducing mandatory electronic ﬁling and payment for value added tax.

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✘ Paying taxes

The Kyrgyz Republic made paying taxes costlier for ﬁrms by introducing a real estate tax, though it also reduced the sales tax rate.

Resolving insolvency Italy has introduced debt restructuring and reorganization procedures as alternatives to bankruptcy proceedings.

LATVIA JAPAN

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Starting a business Latvia made starting a business easier by reducing the minimum capital requirement and introducing a common application for value added tax and company registration.

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Getting electricity Latvia made getting electricity faster by introducing a simpliﬁed process for approval of external connection designs.

✘ Dealing with construction permits

Japan made dealing with construction permits costlier by increasing inspection fees.

JORDAN ✔

Starting a business Jordan made starting a business easier by reducing the minimum capital requirement from 1,000 Jordanian dinars to 1 dinar, of which only half must be deposited before company registration.

SUMMARIES OF DOING BUSINESS REFORMS IN 2010/11

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Registering property Latvia made transferring property easier by allowing electronic access to municipal tax databases that show the tax status of property, eliminating the requirement to obtain this information in paper format. Resolving insolvency Latvia adopted a new insolvency law that streamlines and expedites the insolvency process and introduces a reorganization option for companies.

MACEDONIA, FYR ✔

Dealing with construction permits FYR Macedonia made dealing with construction permits easier by transferring oversight processes to the private sector and streamlining procedures.

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Registering property FYR Macedonia made registering property easier by reducing notary fees and enforcing time limits.

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Getting credit FYR Macedonia improved its credit information system by establishing a private credit bureau.

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Resolving insolvency FYR Macedonia increased the transparency of bankruptcy proceedings through amendments to its company and bankruptcy laws.

LEBANON ✔

Getting electricity Lebanon made getting electricity less costly by reducing the application fees and security deposit for a new connection.

LESOTHO ✔

Enforcing contracts Lesotho made enforcing contracts easier by launching a specialized commercial court.

Starting a business Liberia made starting a business easier by introducing a one-stop shop.

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Getting credit Liberia strengthened its legal framework for secured transactions by adopting a new commercial code that broadens the range of assets that can be used as collateral (including future assets) and extends the security interest to the proceeds of the original asset.

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Trading across borders Liberia made trading across borders faster by implementing online submission of customs forms and enhancing risk-based inspections.

LITHUANIA

Starting a business Madagascar made starting a business easier by eliminating the minimum capital requirement, but also made it more difficult by introducing a requirement to obtain a tax identiﬁcation number.

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Getting credit Madagascar improved its credit information system by eliminating the minimum threshold for loans included in the database and making it mandatory for banks to share credit information with the credit bureau.

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Protecting investors Lithuania strengthened investor protections by introducing greater requirements for corporate disclosure to the public and in the annual report. Resolving insolvency Lithuania amended its reorganization law to simplify and shorten reorganization proceedings, grant priority to secured creditors and introduce professional requirements for insolvency administrators.

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Enforcing contracts Malaysia continued to improve the computerization of its courts by introducing a system making it possible to ﬁle complaints electronically.

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Resolving insolvency Malaysia established dedicated commercial courts to handle foreclosure proceedings.

MALI ✔

Starting a business Mali made starting a business easier by adding to the services provided by the one-stop shop.

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Getting credit Access to credit in Mali was improved through amendments to the OHADA Uniform Act on Secured Transactions that broaden the range of assets that can be used as collateral (including future assets), extend the security interest to the proceeds of the original asset and introduce the possibility of out-of-court enforcement.

MAURITANIA ✔

MALAWI ✘ Registering property

Malawi did not sustain the previous year’s improvement in processing times for the compliance certiﬁcate at the Ministry of Lands, leading to slower property registration. ✔

✘ Getting electricity

Lithuania made getting electricity more difﬁcult by abolishing the one-stop shop for obtaining technical conditions for utility services.

Malaysia made paying taxes costlier for ﬁrms by reintroducing the real estate capital gains tax—but also made tax compliance easier by improving electronic systems and the availability of software.

MADAGASCAR ✔

LIBERIA ✔

✘ Paying taxes

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Getting credit Malawi improved its credit information system by passing a new law allowing the creation of a private credit bureau. Resolving insolvency Malawi adopted new rules providing clear procedural requirements and time frames for winding up a company.

MALAYSIA ✔

Starting a business Malaysia made starting a business easier by merging company, tax, social security and employment fund registrations at the one-stop shop and providing same-day registration.

Dealing with construction permits Mauritania made dealing with construction permits easier by opening a one-stop shop.

MEXICO ✔

Dealing with construction permits Mexico made dealing with construction permits faster by consolidating internal administrative procedures.

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Getting credit Mexico strengthened its secured transactions system by implementing a centralized collateral registry with an electronic database that is accessible online.

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Paying taxes Mexico continued to ease the administrative burden of paying taxes for firms by ending the requirement to file a yearly value added tax return and reducing filing requirements for other taxes.

DOING BUSINESS 2012

MOLDOVA ✔

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Starting a business Moldova made starting a business easier by implementing a one-stop shop.

Enforcing contracts Moldova made enforcement of judgments more efficient by introducing private bailiffs. Resolving insolvency Moldova amended its insolvency law to grant priority to secured creditors.

Getting credit Mongolia improved its credit information system by eliminating the minimum threshold for loans included in the database.

MONTENEGRO ✔

Starting a business Montenegro made starting a business easier by implementing a one-stop shop.

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Paying taxes Montenegro made paying taxes easier and less costly for ﬁrms by abolishing a tax, reducing the social security contribution rate and merging several returns into a single uniﬁed one.

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Mozambique made getting electricity more difficult by requiring authorization of a connection project by the Ministry of Energy and by adding an inspection of the completed external works.

Getting credit Moldova improved its credit information system by establishing its ﬁrst private credit bureau.

MONGOLIA ✔

MOZAMBIQUE ✘ Getting electricity

Resolving insolvency Montenegro passed a new bankruptcy law that introduces reorganization and liquidation proceedings, introduces time limits for these proceedings and provides for the possibility of recovery of secured creditors’ claims and settlement before completion of the entire bankruptcy procedure.

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Paying taxes Morocco eased the administrative burden of paying taxes for ﬁrms by enhancing electronic ﬁling and payment of the corporate income tax and value added tax.

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Getting credit Oman improved its credit information system by launching the Bank Credit and Statistical Bureau System, which collects historical information on performing and nonperforming loans for both ﬁrms and individuals.

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Paying taxes Oman enacted a new income tax law that redeﬁned the scope of taxation.

NAMIBIA Namibia made transferring property more expensive for companies. ✔

Resolving insolvency Namibia adopted a new company law that established clear procedures for liquidation.

PAKISTAN NEPAL ✔

Enforcing contracts Nepal improved oversight and monitoring in the court, speeding up the process for ﬁling claims.

✘ Paying taxes

Pakistan increased the proﬁt tax rate for small ﬁrms.

PANAMA ✔

NEW ZEALAND ✔

Paying taxes New Zealand reduced its corporate income tax rate and fringe beneﬁt tax rate.

Starting a business Panama extended the operating hours of the public registry, reducing the time required to register a new company.

PARAGUAY NICARAGUA ✔

Registering property Nicaragua made transferring property more efficient by introducing a fast-track procedure for registration.

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Paying taxes Nicaragua made paying taxes easier for companies by promoting electronic ﬁling and payment of the major taxes, an option now used by the majority of taxpayers.

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Enforcing contracts Nicaragua raised the monetary threshold for commercial claims that can be brought to the Managua local civil court, leaving lower-value claims in the local courts, where proceedings are simpler and faster.

Dealing with construction permits Morocco made dealing with construction permits easier by opening a one-stop shop. Protecting investors Morocco strengthened investor protections by allowing minority shareholders to obtain any nonconﬁdential corporate document during trial.

Starting a business Oman introduced online company registration, reducing the time it takes to register a business.

✘ Registering property

MOROCCO ✔

OMAN ✔

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Dealing with construction permits Paraguay made dealing with construction permits easier by implementing a risk-based approval system and a single window for obtaining construction permits.

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Getting credit Paraguay improved its credit information system by establishing an online platform for ﬁnancial institutions to exchange information with the public credit registry.

✘ Paying taxes

Paraguay made paying taxes more burdensome for companies by introducing new tax declarations that must be ﬁled monthly.

PERU ✔

Starting a business Peru made starting a business easier by eliminating the requirement for micro and small enterprises to deposit start-up capital in a bank before registration.

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Protecting investors Peru strengthened investor protections through a new law allowing minority shareholders to request access to nonconﬁdential corporate documents.

NIGER ✔

Getting credit Access to credit in Niger was improved through amendments to the OHADA Uniform Act on Secured Transactions that broaden the range of assets that can be used as collateral (including future assets), extend the security interest to the proceeds of the original asset and introduce the possibility of out-of-court enforcement.

SUMMARIES OF DOING BUSINESS REFORMS IN 2010/11

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Paying taxes Peru made paying taxes easier for companies by improving electronic ﬁling and payment of the major taxes and promoting the use of the electronic option among the majority of taxpayers.

✘ Dealing with construction permits

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PHILIPPINES ✔

Resolving insolvency The Philippines adopted a new insolvency law that provides a legal framework for liquidation and reorganization of ﬁnancially distressed companies.

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Trading across borders Poland made trading across borders faster by implementing electronic preparation and submission of customs documents. Resolving insolvency Poland amended its bankruptcy and reorganization law to simplify court procedures and extend more rights to secured creditors.

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Starting a business Portugal made starting a business easier by allowing company founders to choose the amount of minimum capital and make their paid-in capital contribution up to 1 year after the company’s creation, and by eliminating the stamp tax on company’s share capital subscriptions. Dealing with construction permits Portugal made dealing with construction permits easier by streamlining its inspection system.

PUERTO RICO (U.S.) ✔

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Starting a business Puerto Rico (territory of the United States) made starting a business easier by merging the name search and company registration procedures. Dealing with construction permits Puerto Rico (territory of the United States) made dealing with construction permits easier by creating the Office of Permits Management to streamline procedures.

QATAR ✔

Starting a business Qatar made starting a business easier by combining commercial registration and registration with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the one-stop shop.

Getting credit In Rwanda the private credit bureau started to collect and distribute information from utility companies and also started to distribute more than 2 years of historical information, improving the credit information system.

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Paying taxes Rwanda reduced the frequency of value added tax ﬁlings by companies from monthly to quarterly.

ROMANIA Romania made starting a business more difﬁcult by requiring a tax clearance certiﬁcate for a new company’s headquarters before company registration. ✔

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PORTUGAL ✔

Getting credit Qatar improved its credit information system by starting to distribute historical data and eliminating the minimum threshold for loans included in the database.

✘ Starting a business

POLAND ✔

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Qatar made dealing with construction permits more difficult by increasing the time and cost to process building permits.

Paying taxes Romania made paying taxes easier for companies by introducing an electronic payment system and a uniﬁed return for social security contributions. It also abolished the annual minimum tax. Resolving insolvency Romania amended its insolvency law to shorten the duration of insolvency proceedings.

SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE ✔

Starting a business São Tomé and Príncipe made starting a business easier by establishing a one-stop shop, eliminating the requirement for an operating license for general commercial companies and simplifying publication requirements.

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Dealing with construction permits São Tomé and Príncipe made dealing with construction permits easier by reducing the time required to process building permit applications.

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Registering property São Tomé and Príncipe made registering property less costly by lowering property transfer taxes.

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Trading across borders São Tomé and Príncipe made trading across borders faster by adopting legislative, administrative and technological improvements.

RUSSIAN FEDERATION ✔

Getting electricity Russia made getting electricity less costly by revising the tariffs for connection.

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Registering property Russia made registering property transfers easier by eliminating the requirement to obtain cadastral passports on land plots.

SAUDI ARABIA ✔

✘ Paying taxes

Russia increased the social security contribution rate for employers. ✔

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Trading across borders Russia made trading across borders easier by reducing the number of documents needed for each export or import transaction and lowering the associated cost. Enforcing contracts Russia made ﬁling a commercial case easier by introducing an electronic case ﬁling system.

SENEGAL ✔

Starting a business Senegal made starting a business easier by replacing the requirement for a copy of the founders’ criminal records with one for a sworn declaration at the time of the company’s registration.

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Getting credit Access to credit in Senegal was improved through amendments to the OHADA Uniform Act on Secured Transactions that broaden the range of assets that can be used as collateral (including future assets), extend the security interest to the proceeds of the original asset and introduce the possibility of out-of-court enforcement.

RWANDA ✔

Starting a business Rwanda made starting a business easier by reducing the business registration fees.

✘ Registering property

Rwanda made transferring property more expensive by enforcing the checking of the capital gains tax.

Starting a business Saudi Arabia made starting a business easier by bringing together representatives from the Department of Zakat and Income Tax and the General Organization of Social Insurance at the Uniﬁed Center to register new companies with their agencies.

DOING BUSINESS 2012

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Enforcing contracts Senegal made enforcing contracts easier by launching specialized commercial chambers in the court.

Registering property Slovenia made transferring property easier and less costly by introducing online procedures and reducing fees.

Protecting investors Sri Lanka strengthened investor protections by requiring greater corporate disclosure on transactions between interested parties.

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Trading across borders Slovenia made trading across borders faster by introducing online submission of customs declaration forms.

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Resolving insolvency Slovenia simpliﬁed and streamlined the insolvency process and strengthened professional requirements for insolvency administrators.

Paying taxes Sri Lanka made paying taxes less costly for businesses by abolishing the turnover tax and social security contribution and by reducing corporate income tax, value added tax and national building tax rates.

Registering property Serbia made transferring property quicker by offering an expedited option. Resolving insolvency Serbia adopted legislation introducing professional requirements for insolvency administrators and regulating their compensation.

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Paying taxes The Seychelles made paying taxes less costly for ﬁrms by eliminating the social security tax.

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Trading across borders The Seychelles made trading across borders faster by introducing electronic submission of customs documents.

SOLOMON ISLANDS ✔

SIERRA LEONE ✔

Getting credit Sierra Leone improved its credit information system by enacting a new law providing for the creation of a public credit registry.

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Trading across borders Sierra Leone made trading across borders faster by implementing the Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA).

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Enforcing contracts Sierra Leone made enforcing contracts easier by launching a fast-track commercial court.

Starting a business The Solomon Islands made starting a business easier by implementing an online registration process.

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Registering property The Solomon Islands made registering property faster by separating the land registry from the business and movable property registries.

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Protecting investors The Solomon Islands strengthened investor protections by increasing shareholder access to corporate information.

✘ Enforcing contracts

The Seychelles expanded the jurisdiction of the lower court, increasing the time required to enforce contracts.

ST. KITTS AND NEVIS ✔

SEYCHELLES

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SRI LANKA

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SERBIA ✔

SLOVENIA

Trading across borders Senegal made trading across borders less costly by opening the market for transport, which increased competition.

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Resolving insolvency The Solomon Islands adopted a new law that simpliﬁed insolvency proceedings.

SWAZILAND ✔

Starting a business South Africa made starting a business easier by implementing its new company law, which eliminated the requirement to reserve a company name and simpliﬁed the incorporation documents.

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Registering property South Africa made transferring property less costly and more efficient by reducing the transfer duty and introducing electronic ﬁling.

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Resolving insolvency Sierra Leone established a fast-track commercial court in an effort to expedite commercial cases, including insolvency proceedings.

Resolving insolvency South Africa introduced a new reorganization process to facilitate the rehabilitation of ﬁnancially distressed companies.

✘ Registering property

Sweden increased the cost of transferring property between companies.

SWITZERLAND ✔

Getting electricity Switzerland made getting electricity less costly by revising the conditions for connections.

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Resolving insolvency Switzerland introduced a uniﬁed civil procedure code and made a number of changes to its federal bankruptcy law.

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC ✔

SLOVAK REPUBLIC ✔

Getting credit The Slovak Republic improved its credit information system by guaranteeing by law the right of borrowers to inspect their own data.

Starting a business Spain made starting a business easier by reducing the cost and by reducing the minimum capital requirement.

Starting a business Syria made starting a business less costly by reducing both the minimum capital requirement and the cost of publication for the registration notice.

TAIWAN, CHINA ✔

Starting a business Taiwan, China, made starting a business easier by implementing an online one-stop shop for business registration.

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Dealing with construction permits Taiwan, China, made dealing with construction permits easier by creating a one-stop center.

SPAIN ✔

Registering property Swaziland made transferring property quicker by streamlining the process at the land registry.

SWEDEN

SOUTH AFRICA ✔

Paying taxes St. Kitts and Nevis made paying taxes easier by introducing a value added tax.

SUMMARIES OF DOING BUSINESS REFORMS IN 2010/11

TAJIKISTAN ✔

Starting a business Tajikistan made starting a business easier by allowing entrepreneurs to pay in their capital up to 1 year after the start of operations, thereby eliminating the requirements related to opening a bank account.

TONGA ✔

✘ Getting credit

Access to credit using movable property in Tajikistan became more complicated because the movable collateral registry stopped its operations in January 2011.

TANZANIA ✔

Trading across borders Tanzania made trading across borders faster by implementing the Pre-Arrival Declaration (PAD) system and electronic submission of customs declarations.

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Starting a business Tonga made starting a business easier by implementing an electronic system at the registry, which reduced the time required for veriﬁcation of the uniqueness of the company name and for registration of the company. The costs for the name search, company registration and business license increased, however. Getting electricity Tonga made getting electricity faster by implementing a time limit for the safety inspection.

UKRAINE ✔

Starting a business Ukraine made starting a business easier by eliminating the requirement to obtain approval for a new corporate seal.

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Paying taxes Ukraine made paying taxes easier and less costly for ﬁrms by revising and unifying tax legislation, reducing corporate income tax rates and unifying social security contributions.

✘ Trading across borders

Ukraine made trading across borders more difficult by introducing additional inspections for customs clearance of imports.

✘ Registering property

Tonga made transferring property more costly. ✔

Getting credit Tonga strengthened its secured transactions system by passing a new law that allows a general description of the obligation in the security agreement and gives secured creditors priority outside bankruptcy.

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Enforcing contracts Ukraine amended legislation to streamline commercial dispute resolution and increase the efficiency of enforcement procedures.

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Resolving insolvency Ukraine amended its legislation on enforcement, introducing more guarantees for secured creditors.

THAILAND ✔

Starting a business Thailand made starting a business easier by introducing a one-stop shop.

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO ✘ Dealing with construction permits

Trinidad and Tobago made dealing with construction permits costlier by increasing the fees for building permit approvals.

✘ Registering property

Thailand made registering property more expensive by increasing the registration fee.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES ✔

Starting a business The United Arab Emirates made starting a business easier by merging the requirements to ﬁle company documents with the Department for Economic Development, to obtain a trade license and to register with the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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Getting credit The United Arab Emirates improved its credit information system through a new law allowing the establishment of a federal credit bureau under the supervision of the central bank.

TURKEY TIMOR-LESTE ✔

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Getting credit Timor-Leste improved its credit information system by establishing a public credit registry.

TOGO ✔

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Starting a business Timor-Leste made starting a business faster by improving the registration process.

Getting credit Access to credit in Togo was improved through amendments to the OHADA Uniform Act on Secured Transactions that broaden the range of assets that can be used as collateral (including future assets), extend the security interest to the proceeds of the original asset and introduce the possibility of out-of-court enforcement. Paying taxes Togo reduced its corporate income tax rate.

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Starting a business Turkey made starting a business less costly by eliminating notarization fees for the articles of association and other documents. Paying taxes Turkey lowered the social security contribution rate for companies by offering them a 5% rebate.

UGANDA ✘ Starting a business

Uganda introduced changes that added time to the process of obtaining a business license, slowing business start-up. But it simpliﬁed registration for a tax identiﬁcation number and for value added tax by introducing an online system. ✔

Registering property Uganda increased the efficiency of property transfers by establishing performance standards and recruiting more officials at the land office.

UNITED KINGDOM ✔

Dealing with construction permits The United Kingdom made dealing with construction permits easier by increasing efficiency in the issuance of planning permits.

URUGUAY ✔

Starting a business Uruguay made starting a business easier by establishing a one-stop shop for general commercial companies.

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Getting credit Uruguay improved its credit information system by introducing a new online platform allowing access to credit reports for ﬁnancial institutions, public utilities and borrowers.

DOING BUSINESS 2012

UZBEKISTAN ✔

Starting a business Uzbekistan made starting a business easier by reducing the minimum capital requirement, eliminating 1 procedure and reducing the cost of registration.

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VANUATU ✔

Starting a business Vanuatu made starting a business easier by reducing the time required for company registration at the Vanuatu Financial Services Commission and issuing provisional licenses at the Department of Customs.

Registering property Vanuatu made registering property easier by computerizing the land registry. Trading across borders Vanuatu made trading across borders faster by upgrading Port-Vila’s wharf infrastructure, which increased the efficiency of port and terminal handling activities.

Paying taxes The Republic of Yemen enacted a new tax law that reduced the general corporate tax rate from 35% to 20% and abolished all tax exemptions except those granted under the investment law for investment projects.

ZAMBIA VENEZUELA, RB ✘ Paying taxes

República Bolivariana de Venezuela made paying taxes costlier for ﬁrms by doubling the municipal economic activities tax (sales tax).

✘ Dealing with construction permits

Vanuatu made dealing with construction permits more difficult by increasing the number of procedures and the cost to obtain a building permit.

YEMEN, REP. ✔

VIETNAM ✔

Protecting investors Vietnam strengthened investor protections by requiring higher standards of accountability for company directors.

✘ Registering property

Zambia made registering property more costly by increasing the property transfer tax rate.

Country tables

✔ Reform making it easier to do business ✘ Reform making it more difficult to do business

AFGHANISTAN

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) ✔ Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

ALBANIA

160 30 4 7 25.8 0.0 162 12 334 4,876.4 104 4 109 3,956.8

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

82 61 5 5 29.0 0.0

✘ Dealing with construction permits (rank)

183

Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

NO PRACTICE

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

154 6 177 585.6

NO PRACTICE NO PRACTICE

South Asia Low income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

172 9 250 5.0

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

150 6 0 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

183 1 1 1 1.0

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

63 8 275 36.4

Eastern Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income ✔ Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

118 6 33 11.9 24 9 4 12.0 0.0 16 8 9 5 7.3

Paying taxes (rank) 152 Payments (number per year) 44 Time (hours per year) 371 Total tax rate (% of profit) 38.5 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

517 30.6 179 10 74 3,545 10 77 3,830

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

161 47 1,642 25.0

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

105 2.0 25 26.5

4,000 3.2 76 7 19 745 8 18 730

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

85 39 390 35.7

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

64 2.0 10 40.2

DOING BUSINESS 2012

✔ Reform making it easier to do business ✘ Reform making it more difficult to do business

ALGERIA

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

148 153 14 25 12.1 30.6

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

118 19 281 23.1

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

164 6 159 1,579.0

Middle East & North Africa Upper middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) ✔ Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10) Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

ANGOLA

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

172 167 8 68 118.9 25.3

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

115 11 321 180.3

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

120 8 48 890.5

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

57 80 8 21 12.5 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

21 10 134 26.8

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

16 4 42 150.1

150 3 3 0.3 0.0 79 6 6 4 5.3

129 7 184 3.2

✔ Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

126 3 4 2.4 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

4,460 35.4 127 8 17 1,248 9 27 1,318

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

122 45 630 21.9

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

59 2.5 7 41.7

3,960 19.0 163 11 48 1,850 8 45 2,690

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

181 46 1,011 44.4

164 29 451 72.0

Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income ✔ Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

167 10 48 7.1

65 5 6 6 5.7

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

160 6.2 22 6.9

10,610 0.1 71 5 16 1,202 5 15 1,633

149 31 282 53.2

124 7 26 10.9

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

98 8 0 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

29 4 8 7 6.3

Paying taxes (rank) 135 Payments (number per year) 57 Time (hours per year) 207 Total tax rate (% of profit) 41.5 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

70 45 351 22.7

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

81 3.0 7 35.0

COUNTRY TABLES

✔ Reform making it easier to do business ✘ Reform making it more difficult to do business

ARGENTINA

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

113 146 14 26 11.9 2.2 169 25 365 107.7 58 6 67 20.4

Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income ✘ Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10) Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

ARMENIA

Ease of doing business (rank) ✔ Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita) ✔ Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

55 10 3 8 2.9 0.0 57 18 79 57.1 150 6 242 257.8

Eastern Europe & Central Asia Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) ✔ Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10) ✔ Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

AUSTRALIA

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

15 2 2 2 0.7 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

42 15 147 9.9

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

37 5 81 9.2

OECD high income High income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

139 7 53 7.0 67 4 6 35.9 100.0 111 6 2 6 4.7

8,450 40.7 102 7 13 1,480 7 16 1,810

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

45 36 590 16.5

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

85 2.8 12 32.9

3,090 3.1 104 5 13 1,815 8 18 2,195

144 9 415 108.2

5 3 7 0.3 40 6 6 23.7 46.6 97 5 2 8 5.0

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

91 49 440 19.0

✔ Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

62 1.9 4 40.3

43,740 22.3 30 6 9 1,060 5 8 1,119

153 34 500 40.9

38 5 5 5.0 8 9 5 0.0 100.0 65 8 2 7 5.7

Paying taxes (rank) 53 Payments (number per year) 11 Time (hours per year) 109 Total tax rate (% of profit) 47.7 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim) ✔ Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

17 28 395 21.8 17 1.0 8 80.8

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AUSTRIA

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

32 134 8 28 5.2 52.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

76 13 194 60.8

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

AZERBAIJAN

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

21 5 23 110.8

66 18 6 8 2.7 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

172 30 212 335.2

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

173 9 241 677.6

24 7 6 1.7 51.6

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

133 3 5 4 4.0

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

82 14 170 53.1

Eastern Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10) Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

BAHAMAS, THE

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

85 73 7 31 8.7 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

79 17 181 29.5

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

105 8 69 99.9

35 3 21 4.6

Latin America & Caribbean High income ✘ Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

9 4 11 0.2 48 6 5 15.6 0.0 24 7 5 8 6.7

GNI per capita (US$) Population (m) Trading across borders (rank) Documents to export (number) Time to export (days) Cost to export (US$ per container) Documents to import (number) Time to import (days) Cost to import (US$ per container) Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

46,710 8.4 25 4 7 1,180 5 8 1,195 9 25 397 18.0

✔ Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

21 1.1 18 72.7

5,180 8.9 170 8 38 2,905 10 42 3,405

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

25 39 237 18.5

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

95 2.7 8 29.7

21,879 0.3 48 5 19 930 5 13 1,405

81 18 225 40.0

177 7 122 14.1

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

78 9 0 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

111 2 5 7 4.7

Paying taxes (rank) 56 Payments (number per year) 18 Time (hours per year) 58 Total tax rate (% of profit) 47.7 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

123 49 427 28.9

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

34 5.0 4 54.7

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BAHRAIN

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

38 82 7 9 0.7 259.8

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

7 12 43 10.7

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

49 5 90 63.6

Middle East & North Africa High income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10) Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

BANGLADESH

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita) Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

✘ Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

122 86 7 19 30.6 0.0 82 11 201 154.5 182 7 372 3,526.1

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

69 9 5 5 1.3 0.0 44 13 140 41.0 175 7 254 1,383.8

126 4 3 0.0 40.0 79 8 4 4 5.3

173 8 245 6.6

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

78 7 2 0.6 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

24 6 7 7 6.7

Eastern Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income ✔ Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) ✔ Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

20,475 0.8 49 6 11 955 7 15 995

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

114 48 635 14.7

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

25 2.5 10 66.0

640 164.4 115 6 25 965 8 31 1,370

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

180 41 1,442 63.3

18 25 36 15.0

South Asia Low income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

BELARUS

30 2 31 2.7

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

107 4.0 8 25.8

6,030 9.6 152 9 15 2,210 10 30 2,615

100 21 302 35.0

4 2 10 0.0 98 3 5 49.5 0.0 79 7 1 8 5.3

156 ✔ Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) 18 Time (hours per year) 654 Total tax rate (% of profit) 62.8 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

✘ Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

14 29 275 23.4

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

82 5.8 22 33.5

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BELGIUM

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

28 36 3 4 5.2 18.9

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

51 12 169 53.6

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

87 6 88 95.3

OECD high income High income ✔ Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10) Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

BELIZE

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

93 152 9 44 51.2 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

9 8 91 29.1

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

53 5 66 395.4

Ease of doing business (rank) ✔ Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita) Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

175 154 6 29 149.9 280.4 117 12 372 132.6 140 4 158 15,205.3

48 7 4 72.6 0.0 17 8 6 7 7.0

137 8 60 4.7

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

98 8 0 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

122 3 4 6 4.3

Sub-Saharan Africa Low income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) ✔ Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

45,420 10.9 36 4 8 1,429 5 8 1,600

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

20 26 505 17.7

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

8 0.9 4 87.3

3,740 0.3 107 6 21 1,505 6 21 1,650

77 11 156 57.3

Latin America & Caribbean Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

✔ Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

BENIN

174 8 64 12.7

GNI per capita (US$) Population (m) ✔ Trading across borders (rank) Documents to export (number) Time to export (days) Cost to export (US$ per container) Documents to import (number) Time to import (days) Cost to import (US$ per container)

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

168 51 892 27.5

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

29 1.0 23 63.7

750 9.2 129 7 30 1,049 8 32 1,496

55 29 147 33.2

130 4 120 11.8 126 6 1 10.7 0.0 155 6 1 3 3.3

Paying taxes (rank) 170 Payments (number per year) 55 Time (hours per year) 270 Total tax rate (% of profit) 66.0 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

176 42 795 64.7

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

127 4.0 22 20.2

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BHUTAN

BOLIVIA

142 83 8 36 7.2 0.0 135 22 180 108.6 145 6 101 1,265.4

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

153 169 15 50 90.4 2.3

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

107 14 249 77.5

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

124 8 42 1,181.2

South Asia Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) ✔ Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

147 4 3 4 3.7

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

67 6 274 40.8

Latin America & Caribbean Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

138 7 92 4.8

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

126 1 6 11.8 35.9

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

133 1 5 6 4.0

Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

Ease of doing business (rank) ✔ Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

✔ Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

125 162 12 40 17.0 29.4 163 18 181 1,112.9 157 8 125 497.6

126 3 4 6.4 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

✘ Paying taxes (rank)

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

83 3 92 5.0

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim) Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

1,920 0.7 169 8 38 2,230 12 38 2,805 35 47 225 0.1 183 NO PRACTICE NO PRACTICE

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1,790 10.0 126 8 19 1,425 7 23 1,747

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

135 40 591 33.2

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

65 1.8 15 39.3

4,790 3.8 108 8 15 1,240 9 16 1,200

179 42 1,080 80.0

Eastern Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

100 7 33 5.3

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

67 5 5 35.3 39.6

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

97 3 6 6 5.0

Paying taxes (rank) 110 Payments (number per year) 40 Time (hours per year) 422 Total tax rate (% of profit) 25.0 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

125 37 595 40.4

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

80 3.3 9 35.0

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BOTSWANA

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

54 90 10 61 1.8 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

132 22 145 203.0

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

91 5 121 408.9

Sub-Saharan Africa Upper middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10) Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

BRAZIL

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

126 120 13 119 5.4 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

127 17 469 40.2

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

51 6 34 130.3

Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) ✔ Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10) Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

83 136 15 101 11.8 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

83 31 163 4.2

✔ Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

28 5 56 42.9

50 5 16 5.0 48 7 4 0.0 59.6 46 7 8 3 6.0

6,890 2.0 150 6 28 3,185 8 41 3,420

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

65 28 625 28.1

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

28 1.7 15 64.5

9,390 194.9 121 7 13 2,215 8 17 2,275

22 19 152 19.4

114 13 39 2.3 98 3 5 36.1 61.5 79 6 7 3 5.3

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

118 45 731 16.5

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

136 4.0 12 17.9

31,238 0.4 35 6 19 680 6 15 745

150 9 2,600 67.1

East Asia & Pacific High income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

107 7 298 0.6

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

126 7 0 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

122 3 2 8 4.3

Paying taxes (rank) 20 Payments (number per year) 27 Time (hours per year) 96 Total tax rate (% of profit) 16.8 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

151 47 540 36.6

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

44 2.5 4 47.2

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BULGARIA

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

59 49 4 18 1.5 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

128 23 120 317.0

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

133 6 130 366.6

BURKINA FASO

Ease of doing business (rank) ✔ Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

150 116 3 13 47.7 373.3

✔ Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

59 12 98 345.0

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

BURUNDI

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

✔ Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

139 4 158 13,356.8

169 108 9 14 116.8 0.0 159 22 135 4,065.7 151 4 188 34,477.0

66 8 15 3.0 8 8 6 52.8 28.8 46 10 1 7 6.0

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

6,240 7.6 91 5 21 1,551 6 17 1,666 87 39 564 23.8

✔ Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

90 3.3 9 31.4

550 16.3 175 10 41 2,412 10 49 4,030

69 17 500 28.1

111 4 59 12.8 126 6 1 1.8 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

147 6 1 4 3.7

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

147 46 270 43.6

Sub-Saharan Africa Low income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

109 5 94 5.6

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

166 3 1 0.3 0.0

✔ Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

46 8 6 4 6.0

125 ✔ Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) 24 Time (hours per year) 274 Total tax rate (% of profit) 46.2 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

108 37 446 81.7

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

103 4.0 9 27.3

160 8.5 174 9 35 2,965 10 54 4,855

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim) ✔ Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

172 44 832 38.6 183 NO PRACTICE NO PRACTICE

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CAMBODIA

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

138 171 9 85 109.7 31.3 149 21 652 40.6 130 4 183 3,062.5

East Asia & Pacific Low income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) ✔ Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10) Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

CAMEROON

Ease of doing business (rank) ✔ Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

161 128 5 15 45.5 182.9

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

92 11 147 1,096.2

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

66 4 67 1,854.5

CANADA

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

13 3 1 5 0.4 0.0 25 12 73 57.5 156 8 168 143.9

110 7 56 4.3 98 8 0 0.0 0.0 79 5 9 2 5.3

760 14.1 120 9 22 732 10 26 872 142 44 401 103.4

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

149 6.0 15 12.6

1,160 20.0 156 11 23 1,379 12 25 2,167

54 39 173 22.5

154 5 93 19.2 98 6 2 3.6 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

122 6 1 6 4.3

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

171 44 654 49.1

OECD high income High income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

41 6 17 1.8

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

24 7 6 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

5 8 9 8 8.3

8 ✔ Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) 8 Time (hours per year) 131 Total tax rate (% of profit) 28.8 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

174 43 800 46.6

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

147 3.2 34 13.6

46,215 34.2 42 3 7 1,610 4 11 1,660

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

59 36 570 22.3

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

3 0.8 4 90.7

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CAPE VERDE

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Ease of doing business (rank) ✔ Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

CHAD

119 131 8 11 17.0 39.0 116 17 122 523.8 70 5 58 1,121.3

182 160 7 21 175.5 452.9 136 18 203 112.2 162 6 102 12,852.1

183 183 11 66 208.5 345.0 122 13 154 5,756.5 117 5 67 13,123.8

Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income ✔ Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) ✔ Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

61 6 31 3.9 126 2 5 20.2 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

133 1 5 6 4.0

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

104 41 186 37.8

Sub-Saharan Africa Low income ✔ Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) ✔ Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

132 5 75 11.0 98 6 2 2.2 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

133 6 1 5 4.0

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

177 54 504 54.6

143 6 44 18.1 98 6 2 1.0 0.0 155 6 1 3 3.3

Paying taxes (rank) 180 Payments (number per year) 54 Time (hours per year) 732 Total tax rate (% of profit) 65.4 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

3,160 0.5 61 5 19 1,200 5 18 1,000 37 37 425 19.8 183 NO PRACTICE NO PRACTICE

0.0

460 4.5 182 9 54 5,491 17 62 5,554

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

173 43 660 82.0

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

183 4.8 76 0.0

600 11.5 178 8 75 5,902 11 101 8,525

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

163 41 743 45.7

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

183 4.0 60 0.0

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CHILE

Ease of doing business (rank) ✔ Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

39 27 7 7 5.1 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

90 17 155 79.0

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

41 6 31 77.6

CHINA

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

91 151 14 38 3.5 100.4

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

179 33 311 444.1

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

115 5 145 640.9

East Asia & Pacific Upper middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10) Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

COLOMBIA

42 65 9 14 8.0 0.0 29 8 46 338.9 134 5 165 1,081.3

Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

53 6 31 1.3 48 6 5 35.6 25.8 29 8 6 5 6.3

9,940 17.1 62 6 21 795 6 20 795

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

67 36 480 28.6

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

110 4.5 15 25.5

4,260 1,338.3 60 8 21 500 5 24 545

45 9 316 25.0

40 4 29 3.6 67 6 4 82.5 0.0 97 10 1 4 5.0

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

16 34 406 11.1

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

75 1.7 22 36.1

5,510 46.3 87 5 14 2,270 6 13 2,830

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

149 34 1,346 47.9

122 7 398 63.5

51 7 15 2.0 67 5 5 0.0 71.2 5 8 8 9 8.3

95 ✔ Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) 9 Time (hours per year) 193 Total tax rate (% of profit) 74.8 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

✔ Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

12 1.3 1 82.8

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COMOROS

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

157 172 11 24 176.2 252.9 74 15 155 62.8 100 3 120 2,685.1

CONGO, DEM. REP.

178 148 10 65 551.4 0.0 77 11 117 1,670.7 145 6 58 28,801.5

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

181 175 10 160 85.2 88.0 103 14 186 157.7 152 5 129 5,224.0

150 6 0 0.0 0.0 133 6 1 5 4.0

121 6 54 6.8

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

174 3 0 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

155 3 3 4 3.3

Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income ✘ Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) ✔ Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim) Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

820 0.7 139 10 30 1,207 10 21 1,191 153 43 506 89.4 183 NO PRACTICE NO PRACTICE

0.0

99 20 100 217.9

Sub-Saharan Africa Low income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

✔ Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

CONGO, REP.

74 4 30 10.5

180 67.8 167 8 44 3,055 9 63 3,285

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

170 43 610 151.8

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

166 5.2 29 1.2

2,310 3.8 181 11 50 3,818 10 62 7,709

165 32 336 339.7

156 6 55 20.6 98 6 2 8.2 0.0 155 6 1 3 3.3

Paying taxes (rank) 182 Payments (number per year) 61 Time (hours per year) 606 Total tax rate (% of profit) 65.9 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

159 44 560 53.2

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

134 3.3 25 17.9

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COSTA RICA

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

121 122 12 60 11.1 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

141 20 188 164.5

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

43 5 62 299.5

Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income ✔ Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

98 3 5 25.5 78.9

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

166 2 5 2 3.0

✔ Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

CÔTE D’IVOIRE

167 170 10 32 132.6 200.4 169 18 583 204.8 73 5 33 4,002.3

Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) ✔ Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10) ✔ Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

CROATIA

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

80 67 6 7 8.6 13.8

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

143 12 317 591.1

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

56 5 70 328.6

46 5 20 3.4

Eastern Europe & Central Asia High income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) ✔ Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

6,580 4.6 73 6 13 1,190 7 15 1,190

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

129 40 852 24.3

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

121 3.5 15 22.2

1,070 21.6 161 10 25 1,969 9 36 2,577

138 31 246 55.0

158 6 62 13.9 126 6 1 2.6 0.0 155 6 1 3 3.3

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

124 33 770 41.7

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

70 2.2 18 37.6

13,760 4.4 100 7 20 1,300 8 16 1,180

159 62 270 44.3

102 5 104 5.0 48 6 5 0.0 100.0 133 1 5 6 4.0

Paying taxes (rank) 32 Payments (number per year) 17 Time (hours per year) 196 Total tax rate (% of profit) 32.3 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

48 38 561 13.8

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

94 3.1 15 29.7

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CYPRUS

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

40 33 6 8 13.1 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

78 9 677 47.5

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

96 5 247 95.3

Eastern Europe & Central Asia High income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) ✔ Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10) Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

CZECH REPUBLIC

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

64 138 9 20 8.4 30.7

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

68 33 120 10.9

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

148 6 279 186.2

OECD high income High income ✔ Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10) ✔ Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

DENMARK

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

5 31 4 6 0.0 25.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

10 5 67 59.1

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

13 4 38 120.6

123 6 42 10.3 78 9 0 0.0 0.0 29 8 4 7 6.3

28,237 0.9 19 5 7 790 7 5 900

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

105 43 735 16.4

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

23 1.5 15 70.8

17,870 10.5 70 4 17 1,060 7 20 1,165

37 27 149 23.1

34 4 25 3.0 48 6 5 6.1 95.7 97 2 5 8 5.0

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

78 27 611 33.0

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

33 3.2 17 56.0

58,980 5.6 7 4 5 744 3 5 744

119 8 557 49.1

OECD high income High income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

11 3 16 0.6

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

24 9 4 0.0 7.3

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

29 7 5 7 6.3

Paying taxes (rank) 14 Payments (number per year) 10 Time (hours per year) 135 Total tax rate (% of profit) 27.5 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim) ✔ Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

32 35 410 23.3 9 1.0 4 87.3

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DJIBOUTI

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

✘ Dealing with construction permits (rank)

170 179 11 37 169.8 434.0

Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

142 15 172 2,285.7

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

143 4 180 8,799.1

DOMINICA

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

65 48 5 14 21.8 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

18 9 165 10.8

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

65 5 61 849.7

Middle East & North Africa Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

148 7 40 13.0

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

177 1 1 0.2 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

179 5 2 0 2.3

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

70 35 82 38.7

78 9 0 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

29 4 8 7 6.3

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

108 140 7 19 18.2 55.7 105 14 216 82.1 123 7 87 356.7

116 5 42 13.2

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

1,383 0.9 37 5 18 836 5 18 911 160 40 1,225 34.0

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

141 5.0 18 16.5

4,960 0.1 88 7 13 1,340 8 15 1,350

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

167 47 681 36.0

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

98 4.0 10 28.3

4,860 10.2 45 6 8 1,040 7 10 1,150

73 37 120 37.5

Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

105 7 60 3.7

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

78 3 6 35.9 54.3

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

65 5 4 8 5.7

Paying taxes (rank) 94 Payments (number per year) 9 Time (hours per year) 324 Total tax rate (% of profit) 41.7 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

83 34 460 40.9

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

154 3.5 38 9.5

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ECUADOR

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

130 164 13 56 28.8 4.3

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

91 16 128 184.0

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

128 6 89 785.3

EGYPT, ARAB REP.

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

110 21 6 7 5.6 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

154 22 218 155.3

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

101 7 54 455.5

78 3 6 0.0 57.9

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

133 1 5 6 4.0

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

88 8 654 35.3

Middle East & North Africa Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10) Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

EL SALVADOR

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

112 136 8 17 45.1 3.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

144 33 157 168.3

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

130 7 78 533.3

75 9 16 2.1

Latin America & Caribbean Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) ✔ Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

93 7 72 0.8 78 3 6 3.5 13.7 79 8 3 5 5.3

4,510 13.8 123 8 20 1,455 7 25 1,432

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

100 39 588 27.2

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

139 5.3 18 17.2

2,340 84.5 64 8 12 613 9 12 755

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

147 41 1,010 26.2

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

137 4.2 22 17.7

3,360 6.2 69 8 14 845 8 10 845

145 29 433 43.6

54 5 31 3.7 48 5 6 23.9 81.1 166 3 0 6 3.0

Paying taxes (rank) 146 Payments (number per year) 53 Time (hours per year) 320 Total tax rate (% of profit) 35.0 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

66 34 786 19.2

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

88 4.0 9 31.5

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EQUATORIAL GUINEA

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

155 178 21 137 101.4 14.6

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

100 15 166 150.6

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

88 5 106 571.1

ERITREA

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

ESTONIA

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

180 182 13 84 62.6 243.0 183 NO PRACTICE NO PRACTICE NO PRACTICE

96 5 59 4,436.6

24 44 5 7 1.8 24.4

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

89 13 148 278.6

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

48 4 111 222.5

Sub-Saharan Africa High income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) ✔ Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

80 6 23 6.2 98 6 2 2.9 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

147 6 1 4 3.7

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

167 46 492 46.0

Sub-Saharan Africa Low income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

178 11 78 9.1

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

177 2 0 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

111 4 5 5 4.7

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

121 18 216 84.5

✘ Paying taxes (rank)

13 3 18 0.4 40 7 5 0.0 33.1 65 8 3 6 5.7

51 Payments (number per year) 8 Time (hours per year) 85 Total tax rate (% of profit) 58.6 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

14,680 0.7 134 7 29 1,411 7 48 1,411 74 40 553 18.5 183 NO PRACTICE NO PRACTICE

0.0

340 5.2 165 10 50 1,431 12 59 1,581 47 39 405 22.6 183 NO PRACTICE NO PRACTICE

0.0

14,360 1.3 3 3 5 725 4 5 725

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

29 35 425 22.3

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

72 3.0 9 36.9

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ETHIOPIA

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

111 99 5 9 12.8 333.5

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

56 9 128 369.1

✘ Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

FIJI

Ease of doing business (rank) ✘ Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita) Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

93 4 95 3,386.0

77 119 9 45 25.1 0.0 73 17 148 46.3 110 5 82 2,147.9

Sub-Saharan Africa Low income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

113 10 41 2.1

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

150 4 2 0.2 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

122 4 4 5 4.3

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

40 19 198 31.1

East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10) Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

FINLAND

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

11 39 3 14 1.0 7.3

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

45 16 66 66.6

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

25 5 53 31.7

52 3 68 2.0 67 7 3 0.0 67.6 46 3 8 7 6.0

380 85.0 157 7 42 1,760 9 44 2,660

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

57 37 620 15.2

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

89 3.0 15 31.4

3,610 0.9 113 10 22 655 10 23 635

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

64 34 397 38.9

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

126 1.8 38 20.5

47,170 5.4 6 4 8 540 5 8 620

80 33 163 38.3

25 3 14 4.0 40 8 4 0.0 20.5 65 6 4 7 5.7 28 8 93 39.0

Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

11 33 375 13.3

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

5 0.9 4 89.1

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FRANCE

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

29 25 5 7 0.9 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

30 10 184 13.6

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

62 5 123 40.2

OECD high income High income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

149 8 59 6.1

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

48 7 4 43.3 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10) Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

GABON

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

156 156 9 58 17.3 26.4

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

58 13 201 21.5

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

GAMBIA, THE

137 6 160 256.0

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

149 120 8 27 206.1 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

88 14 143 192.9

✔ Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

127 5 78 6,070.8

Sub-Saharan Africa Upper middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) ✔ Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

79 10 1 5 5.3

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

42,390 64.9 24 2 9 1,078 2 11 1,248 6 29 331 17.4

✔ Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

46 1.9 9 45.8

7,760 1.5 133 7 20 1,945 8 22 1,955

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

150 38 1,070 34.3

58 7 132 65.7

134 7 39 10.5 98 6 2 24.2 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

155 6 1 3 3.3

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

141 26 488 43.5

Sub-Saharan Africa Low income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

119 5 66 7.7

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

159 5 0 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

174 2 1 5 2.7

✔ Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

178 50 376 283.5

Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

144 5.0 15 15.2

440 1.8 78 6 23 831 7 21 885

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

69 33 434 37.9

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

129 3.0 15 19.3

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GEORGIA

16 7 2 2 4.3 0.0 4 9 74 20.2 89 5 97 751.3

Eastern Europe & Central Asia Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) ✔ Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) ✔ Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10) ✔ Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

GERMANY

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

19 98 9 15 4.6 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

15 9 97 49.7

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

2 3 17 49.9

GHANA

63 104 7 12 17.3 5.5 156 16 218 560.3 68 4 78 1,218.5

1 1 2 0.1 8 8 6 0.0 29.6 17 9 6 6 7.0

2,690 4.4 54 4 10 1,595 4 13 1,715

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

41 36 285 29.9

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

109 3.3 4 25.5

43,330 81.6 12 4 7 872 5 7 937

42 4 387 16.5

77 5 40 5.2 24 7 6 1.3 100.0 97 5 5 5 5.0

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

8 30 394 14.4

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

36 1.2 8 53.8

1,240 24.3 90 6 19 1,013 7 29 1,315

89 12 221 46.7

Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

36 5 34 0.7

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

48 8 3 0.0 3.3

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

46 7 5 6 6.0

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

90 33 224 33.6

Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

45 36 487 23.0

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

106 1.9 22 26.0

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GREECE

Ease of doing business (rank) ✔ Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

100 135 10 10 20.1 22.8

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

41 14 169 3.4

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

77 6 77 59.2

OECD high income High income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

150 11 18 12.0

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

78 4 5 0.0 82.4

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

155 1 4 5 3.3

✔ Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

GRENADA

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

73 60 6 15 25.1 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

11 8 123 23.5

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

39 5 49 357.8

GUATEMALA

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

97 165 12 37 52.5 22.3

154 8 47 7.4

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

98 8 0 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

29 4 8 7 6.3

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

151 19 165 541.7

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

30 4 39 624.9

Latin America & Caribbean Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

27,240 11.3 84 5 20 1,153 6 25 1,265

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

90 39 819 14.4

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

57 2.0 9 41.8

5,560 0.1 40 5 10 876 5 12 2,028

83 10 224 46.4

Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

162 47 688 32.6

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

119 3.0 25 22.7

2,740 14.4 119 10 17 1,127 9 17 1,302

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

97 31 1,459 26.5

91 30 140 45.3

23 4 23 0.9

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

8 8 6 17.3 8.9

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

133 3 3 6 4.0

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

124 24 344 40.9

Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

101 3.0 15 27.9

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GUINEA

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

179 181 12 40 118.0 407.3

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

174 29 287 275.8

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

GUINEA-BISSAU

Ease of doing business (rank) ✔ Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

119 5 69 10,421.7

176 149 9 9 49.8 398.7

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

107 12 170 1,032.7

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

180 7 455 2,049.5

GUYANA

✘ Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

114 87 8 26 14.6 0.0 28 8 195 17.5 144 7 109 518.7

152 6 59 14.4 150 6 0 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

174 6 1 1 2.7

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

176 56 416 54.3

179 8 210 10.6 126 6 1 1.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

133 6 1 5 4.0

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

137 46 208 45.9

Latin America & Caribbean Lower middle income ✘ Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

104 6 75 4.6

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

166 4 0 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

79 5 5 6 5.3

Paying taxes (rank) 115 Payments (number per year) 35 Time (hours per year) 263 Total tax rate (% of profit) 36.1 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

380 10.3 130 7 35 855 9 32 1,391

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

127 49 276 45.0

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

130 3.8 8 19.3

540 1.6 117 6 23 1,448 6 22 2,006

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

142 40 1,715 25.0

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

183 NO PRACTICE NO PRACTICE

0.0

3,270 0.8 82 7 19 730 8 22 745

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

73 36 581 25.2

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

138 3.0 29 17.6

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HAITI

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

174 180 12 105 314.2 23.2

✘ Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

139 9 1,129 764.5

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

75 4 66 4,032.8

HONDURAS

128 150 13 14 46.7 17.0 70 14 94 309.8 114 8 33 1,082.2

Latin America & Caribbean Low income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

131 5 301 6.6

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

159 3 2 0.7 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

166 2 3 4 3.0

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

118 46 184 40.8

Latin America & Caribbean Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) ✔ Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

✘ Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

HONG KONG SAR, CHINA

Ease of doing business (rank) ✔ Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) ✔ Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

2 5 3 3 1.9 0.0 1 6 67 17.8 4 4 43 1.7

East Asia & Pacific High income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

94 7 23 5.7 8 8 6 16.3 31.2 166 0 5 4 3.0

650 10.0 145 8 33 1,185 10 31 1,545

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

96 35 530 42.6

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

162 5.7 30 5.8

1,880 7.6 103 6 18 1,242 8 22 1,420

✘ Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

177 47 920 35.2

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

131 3.8 15 19.2

32,900 7.0 2 4 5 575 4 5 565

140 47 224 44.0

57 5 36 4.1 4 10 5 0.0 86.3 3 10 8 9 9.0

Paying taxes (rank) 3 Payments (number per year) 3 Time (hours per year) 80 Total tax rate (% of profit) 23.0 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

5 26 280 21.2

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

16 1.1 9 81.2

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HUNGARY

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

51 39 4 4 7.6 9.7

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

55 29 102 5.8

OECD high income High income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

✘ Getting credit (rank)

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

103 5 252 120.3

Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

48 7 4 0.0 16.1

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

122 2 4 7 4.3

✘ Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

ICELAND

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

9 37 5 5 3.3 12.6

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

34 17 74 20.6

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

1 4 22 13.6

OECD high income High income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) ✔ Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10) ✔ Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

INDIA

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

132 166 12 29 46.8 149.6 181 34 227 1,631.4 98 7 67 216.2

43 4 17 5.0

South Asia Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

12,990 10.0 74 6 16 1,015 7 18 1,085

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

19 35 395 15.0

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

66 2.0 15 39.2

33,870 0.3 81 5 19 1,532 5 14 1,674

117 13 277 52.4

11 3 4 2.4 40 7 5 0.0 100.0 46 7 5 6 6.0

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

3 27 417 8.2

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

11 1.0 4 84.5

1,340 1,170.9 109 8 16 1,095 9 20 1,070

35 29 140 31.8

97 5 44 7.3 40 8 4 0.0 15.1 46 7 4 7 6.0

147 ✔ Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) 33 Time (hours per year) 254 Total tax rate (% of profit) 61.8 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim) Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

182 46 1,420 39.6 128 7.0 9 20.1

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INDONESIA

✘ Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

129 155 8 45 17.9 46.6 71 13 158 105.3 161 7 108 1,379.0

East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

99 6 22 10.8

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

126 3 4 31.8 0.0

IRAN, ISLAMIC REP.

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

IRAQ

Ease of doing business (rank) ✘ Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

144 53 6 8 3.8 0.7 164 16 320 355.6 162 7 140 1,058.5

164 176 11 77 115.7 35.5

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

120 13 187 469.8

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

46 5 47 609.9

46 10 5 3 6.0

2,580 232.5 39 4 17 644 7 27 660

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

156 40 570 122.7

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

146 5.5 18 13.8

4,741 73.9 138 7 25 1,275 8 32 1,885

131 51 266 34.5

Middle East & North Africa Upper middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

163 9 36 10.5

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

98 4 4 26.5 24.4

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

166 5 4 0 3.0

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

126 20 344 44.1

Middle East & North Africa Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

98 5 51 6.9

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

174 3 0 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

122 4 5 4 4.3

Paying taxes (rank) 49 Payments (number per year) 13 Time (hours per year) 312 Total tax rate (% of profit) 28.4 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

50 39 505 17.0

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

118 4.5 9 23.1

2,320 32.3 180 10 80 3,550 10 83 3,650

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim) Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

140 51 520 28.1 183 NO PRACTICE NO PRACTICE

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IRELAND

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

10 13 4 13 0.4 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

27 10 141 33.1

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

90 5 205 91.1

ISRAEL

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

34 43 5 34 4.4 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

137 19 212 90.8

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

93 6 132 12.2

ITALY

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

87 77 6 6 18.2 9.9

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

96 11 258 138.1

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

109 5 192 327.2

81 5 38 6.5 8 9 5 0.0 100.0 5 10 6 9 8.3

40,990 4.5 21 4 7 1,109 4 12 1,121

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

62 21 650 26.9

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

10 0.4 9 86.9

27,340 7.6 10 5 10 610 4 10 545

5 8 76 26.3

147 7 144 5.0 8 9 5 0.0 100.0 5 7 9 9 8.3

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

94 35 890 25.3

✔ Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

45 4.0 23 47.2

35,090 60.6 63 4 20 1,245 4 18 1,245

59 33 235 31.2

84 7 27 4.5 98 3 5 23.0 100.0 65 7 4 6 5.7

Paying taxes (rank) 134 Payments (number per year) 15 Time (hours per year) 285 Total tax rate (% of profit) 68.5 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim) ✔ Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

158 41 1,210 29.9 30 1.8 22 61.1

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JAMAICA

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

88 23 6 7 7.2 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

49 8 145 227.5

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

112 6 96 354.6

Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

103 6 37 7.5

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

98 8 0 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

79 4 8 4 5.3

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

JAPAN

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

20 107 8 23 7.5 0.0

✘ Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

63 14 193 27.9

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

26 3 117 0.0

JORDAN

Ease of doing business (rank) ✔ Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

96 95 7 12 13.9 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

93 17 70 534.2

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

36 5 43 274.2

4,750 2.7 97 6 21 1,410 6 22 1,420

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

126 35 655 45.6

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

26 1.1 18 65.3

42,150 127.4 16 3 10 880 5 11 970

172 72 414 45.6

58 6 14 5.7 24 7 6 0.0 99.0 17 7 6 8 7.0

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

34 30 360 32.2

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

1 0.6 4 92.7

4,350 6.1 58 6 13 825 7 15 1,335

120 14 330 49.1

Middle East & North Africa Upper middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

101 7 21 7.5

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

150 4 2 1.6 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

122 5 4 4 4.3

Paying taxes (rank) 21 Payments (number per year) 25 Time (hours per year) 116 Total tax rate (% of profit) 27.7 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

130 38 689 31.2

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

104 4.3 9 27.2

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KAZAKHSTAN

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

47 57 6 19 0.8 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

147 32 189 93.2

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

86 6 88 88.4

Eastern Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) ✔ Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10) Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

KENYA

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

109 132 11 33 37.8 0.0 37 8 125 160.9 115 4 163 1,419.2

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

115 141 7 31 22.2 21.1 106 16 170 163.7 159 6 97 5,162.7

78 4 5 0.0 37.6 10 9 6 9 8.0

7,440 16.3 176 9 76 3,130 12 62 3,290

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

27 36 390 22.0

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

54 1.5 15 42.7

780 40.9 141 8 26 2,055 7 24 2,190

13 7 188 28.6

Sub-Saharan Africa Low income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

133 8 64 4.3

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

8 10 4 0.0 4.5

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

97 3 2 10 5.0

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

KIRIBATI

29 4 40 0.1

✔ Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

127 40 465 47.2

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

92 4.5 22 30.9

2,010 0.1 85 6 21 1,120 7 21 1,120

166 41 393 49.6

East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

69 5 513 0.0

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

159 5 0 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

46 6 5 7 6.0

Paying taxes (rank) 6 Payments (number per year) 7 Time (hours per year) 120 Total tax rate (% of profit) 31.8 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim) Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

75 32 660 25.8 183 NO PRACTICE NO PRACTICE

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KOREA, REP.

Ease of doing business (rank) ✔ Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

8 24 5 7 14.6 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

26 12 30 79.5

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

11 4 49 38.6

KOSOVO

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

117 168 10 58 26.7 104.6

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

171 17 301 775.8

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

KUWAIT

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

124 7 60 1,016.8

67 142 12 32 1.2 71.8 121 24 130 121.8 57 7 42 48.2

Eastern Europe & Central Asia Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

71 7 11 5.1 8 8 6 0.0 100.0 79 7 2 7 5.3

73 8 33 0.6 24 8 5 20.5 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

174 3 2 3 2.7

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

46 33 164 15.4

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

✔ Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

19,890 48.9 4 3 7 680 3 7 695 2 33 230 10.3

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

13 1.5 4 82.3

3,300 1.8 131 8 17 2,270 8 16 2,280

38 12 225 29.7

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

Middle East & North Africa High income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

88 8 47 0.5 98 4 4 0.0 29.0 29 7 7 5 6.3

Paying taxes (rank) 15 Payments (number per year) 15 Time (hours per year) 118 Total tax rate (% of profit) 15.5 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

157 53 420 61.2

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

31 2.0 15 57.4

36,412 2.9 112 7 16 1,085 10 19 1,242

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

117 50 566 18.8

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

48 4.2 1 43.9

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KYRGYZ REPUBLIC

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

70 17 2 10 3.5 0.0 62 12 142 171.8 181 7 337 2,545.6

Eastern Europe & Central Asia Low income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

✘ Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

LAO PDR

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

165 89 7 93 7.6 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

80 23 108 52.4

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

LATVIA

Ease of doing business (rank) ✔ Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita) Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) ✔ Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

138 5 134 2,381.6

21 51 4 16 2.6 0.0 112 23 205 21.0 84 5 108 439.1

17 4 5 2.2 8 10 4 0.0 18.7 13 8 7 8 7.7

72 5 98 1.1

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

166 4 0 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

182 2 1 2 1.7

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

123 34 362 33.3

880 5.4 171 8 63 3,210 9 72 3,450

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

48 38 260 29.0

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

150 4.0 15 11.7

1,010 6.4 168 9 44 1,880 10 46 2,035

162 52 210 69.0

East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

Eastern Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income ✔ Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

32 5 18 2.0 4 10 5 59.7 0.0 65 5 4 8 5.7

Paying taxes (rank) 67 Payments (number per year) 7 Time (hours per year) 290 Total tax rate (% of profit) 37.9 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim) Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

110 42 443 31.6 183 NO PRACTICE NO PRACTICE

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11,620 2.2 15 5 10 600 6 11 801 17 27 369 23.1 32 3.0 13 56.2

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LEBANON

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) ✔ Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

104 109 5 9 67.1 35.3 161 19 219 234.9 47 5 75 99.9

Middle East & North Africa Upper middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

105 8 25 5.8

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

78 4 5 11.0 0.0

LESOTHO

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

143 144 7 40 24.9 11.2

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

157 12 510 1,038.7

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

141 5 140 2,456.7

LIBERIA

151 35 4 6 68.4 0.0 123 23 75 694.1 153 4 586 4,455.2

97 9 1 5 5.0

150 6 101 8.0

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

150 6 0 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

147 2 1 8 3.7

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

61 21 324 16.0

✔ Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

9,020 4.3 93 5 22 1,050 7 32 1,250

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

120 37 721 30.8

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

125 4.0 22 20.6

1,080 2.1 147 8 31 1,680 8 35 1,665

30 19 180 30.2

Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

Sub-Saharan Africa Low income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

176 10 50 13.1 98 7 1 0.6 0.0 147 4 1 6 3.7

Paying taxes (rank) 98 Payments (number per year) 33 Time (hours per year) 158 Total tax rate (% of profit) 43.7 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

✔ Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

102 40 785 19.5

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

71 2.6 8 37.4

190 4.1 116 10 15 1,220 9 14 1,200

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim) Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

166 41 1,280 35.0 158 3.0 43 8.4

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LITHUANIA

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

27 101 6 22 2.8 35.7

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

47 15 142 25.5

✘ Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

81 5 148 63.3

Eastern Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) ✔ Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10) Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

LUXEMBOURG

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

50 81 6 19 1.9 21.2

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

33 12 157 19.5

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

63 5 120 58.8

MACEDONIA, FYR

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

✔ Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

22 6 3 3 2.4 0.0 61 10 117 552.7 121 5 151 847.4

7 3 3 0.8 48 5 6 15.0 75.6 65 7 4 6 5.7

134 8 29 10.1

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

150 6 0 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

122 6 4 3 4.3

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

17 23 59 20.8

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

11,400 3.3 28 6 9 870 6 9 980 15 30 275 23.6

✔ Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

40 1.5 7 50.9

79,510 0.5 31 5 6 1,420 4 6 1,420

62 11 175 43.9

OECD high income High income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

Eastern Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income ✔ Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

49 4 40 3.1 24 7 6 34.3 0.0 17 9 7 5 7.0

Paying taxes (rank) 26 Payments (number per year) 28 Time (hours per year) 119 Total tax rate (% of profit) 9.7 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

1 26 321 9.7

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

49 2.0 15 43.5

4,520 2.1 67 6 12 1,376 6 11 1,380

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim) ✔ Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

60 37 370 31.1 55 2.0 10 42.0

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MADAGASCAR

137 20 3 8 12.1 0.0 131 16 172 422.2 179 6 450 8,390.9

MALAWI

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

145 139 10 39 90.9 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

167 18 200 1,077.5

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

177 6 244 9,665.8

Ease of doing business (rank) ✔ Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

18 50 4 6 16.4 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

113 22 260 7.1

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

59 6 51 95.5

177 2 0 0.1 0.0 65 5 6 6 5.7

95 6 69 3.2

✔ Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

126 7 0 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

✘ Paying taxes (rank)

440 20.1 111 4 21 1,197 9 24 1,555

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

155 38 871 42.4

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

148 2.0 30 13.5

330 14.9 164 10 41 1,675 9 51 2,570

75 23 201 36.6

Sub-Saharan Africa Low income ✘ Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

MALAYSIA

146 6 74 10.6

79 4 7 5 5.3

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

121 42 312 94.1

✔ Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

132 2.6 25 18.5

7,900 27.9 29 6 17 450 7 14 435

23 19 157 28.2

59 5 48 3.3 1 10 6 49.4 83.4 4 10 9 7 8.7

41 Payments (number per year) 13 Time (hours per year) 133 Total tax rate (% of profit) 34.0 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

✔ Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

31 29 425 27.5

✔ Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

47 1.5 15 44.6

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MALDIVES

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

MALI

MARSHALL ISLANDS

79 59 5 9 8.9 3.5 20 8 174 12.7 132 6 101 708.8

146 115 4 8 90.5 348.3 95 11 179 439.3 113 4 120 4,397.7

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

106 52 5 17 17.7 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

8 8 87 29.1

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

76 5 67 1,010.0

South Asia Upper middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

152 6 57 16.7

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

166 4 0 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

79 0 8 8 5.3

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

1 3 9.3

91 5 29 12.1 126 6 1 3.7 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

147 6 1 4 3.7

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

163 59 270 51.8

East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

183 NO PRACTICE NO PRACTICE NO PRACTICE

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

78 9 0 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

155 2 0 8 3.3

Paying taxes (rank) 96 Payments (number per year) 21 Time (hours per year) 128 Total tax rate (% of profit) 64.9 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

4,270 0.3 137 8 21 1,550 9 22 1,526

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

92 41 665 16.5

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

41 1.5 4 50.4

600 15.4 146 6 26 2,202 9 31 3,067

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

132 36 620 52.0

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

111 3.6 18 24.9

2,990 0.1 66 5 21 945 5 25 970

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

63 36 476 27.4

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

135 2.0 38 17.9

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MAURITANIA

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

159 159 9 19 48.3 334.9

✔ Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

64 18 119 49.9

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

MAURITIUS

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

122 5 75 7,310.9

23 15 5 6 3.6 0.0 53 16 136 30.6 44 4 91 328.5

Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

59 4 49 4.7

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

166 3 1 0.2 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

147 5 3 3 3.7

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

175 37 696 68.3

Sub-Saharan Africa Upper middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

67 4 22 10.6

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

78 6 3 49.8 0.0

MEXICO

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

53 75 6 9 11.2 8.4

✔ Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

43 10 81 333.1

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

142 7 114 395.5

13 6 8 9 7.7

1,060 3.4 143 8 34 1,520 8 38 1,523

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

79 46 370 23.2

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

152 8.0 9 10.3

7,740 1.3 21 5 13 737 6 13 689

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

61 36 645 17.4

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

79 1.7 15 35.1

9,330 108.5 59 5 12 1,450 4 12 1,780

11 7 161 25.0

140 7 74 5.3 40 6 6 0.0 98.1 46 8 5 5 6.0

109 ✔ Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) 6 Time (hours per year) 347 Total tax rate (% of profit) 52.7 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

81 38 415 32.0

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

24 1.8 18 67.1

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MICRONESIA, FED. STS

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

MOLDOVA

MONGOLIA

140 102 7 16 142.8 0.0 19 11 114 33.2 40 3 75 456.9

81 88 7 9 9.1 9.9 164 27 291 79.2 160 7 140 660.6

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

86 97 7 13 2.9 36.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

119 19 208 50.1

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

171 8 156 1,104.6

East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

183 NO PRACTICE NO PRACTICE NO PRACTICE

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

126 7 0 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

174 0 0 8 2.7

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

92 21 128 58.7

18 5 5 0.9 40 8 4 0.0 3.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

111 7 1 6 4.7

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

83 48 228 31.3

East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) ✔ Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

26 5 11 2.1 67 6 4 51.4 0.0 29 5 8 6 6.3

Paying taxes (rank) 57 Payments (number per year) 41 Time (hours per year) 192 Total tax rate (% of profit) 24.6 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

2,700 0.1 106 5 30 1,295 6 30 1,295

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

146 34 885 66.0

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

164 5.3 38 3.4

1,810 3.6 134 6 32 1,545 7 35 1,740

✔ Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

26 30 352 28.6

✔ Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

91 2.8 9 31.3

1,890 2.7 159 8 46 2,265 8 47 2,400

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

33 32 314 30.6

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

124 4.0 8 21.1

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MONTENEGRO

56 47 6 10 1.8 0.0 173 17 267 1,469.9 71 5 71 533.4

Eastern Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

108 7 71 3.1

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

8 10 4 26.4 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10) ✔ Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

MOROCCO

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

94 93 6 12 15.7 10.7

✔ Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

75 15 97 234.6

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

107 5 71 2,588.6

144 8 75 4.9

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

98 3 5 0.0 14.6

✔ Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

MOZAMBIQUE

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

✘ Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

139 70 9 13 11.7 0.0 126 13 370 123.0 172 9 117 2,558.0

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

6,690 0.6 34 6 14 805 6 14 915 133 49 545 25.7

✔ Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

52 2.0 8 43.3

2,850 32.4 43 6 11 577 8 16 950

108 42 372 22.3

Middle East & North Africa Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

✔ Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

29 5 8 6 6.3

97 7 2 6 5.0

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

89 40 510 25.2

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

67 1.8 18 38.3

440 23.4 136 7 23 1,100 10 28 1,545

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

131 30 730 142.5

112 17 238 49.6

Sub-Saharan Africa Low income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

156 8 42 8.7

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

150 2 4 3.8 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

46 5 4 9 6.0

Paying taxes (rank) 107 Payments (number per year) 37 Time (hours per year) 230 Total tax rate (% of profit) 34.3 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

143 5.0 9 15.5

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NAMIBIA

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

78 125 10 66 17.2 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

52 12 139 103.0

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

105 7 55 525.8

NEPAL

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

107 100 7 29 37.4 0.0 140 13 222 753.3 99 5 70 1,995.8

Sub-Saharan Africa Upper middle income ✘ Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

31 79 6 8 5.5 50.4 99 15 176 107.8 67 5 143 30.7

24 8 5 0.0 61.5

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

79 5 5 6 5.3

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

102 37 375 9.8

South Asia Low income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

24 3 5 5.0

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

67 7 3 0.0 0.3

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

79 6 1 9 5.3

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

NETHERLANDS

145 7 39 13.7

OECD high income High income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

4,650 2.2 142 9 29 1,800 7 24 1,905 40 33 270 35.8

✔ Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

56 1.5 15 41.9

490 29.9 162 9 41 1,960 9 35 2,095

✔ Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

137 39 910 26.8

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

112 5.0 9 24.5

49,720 16.6 13 4 6 895 5 6 975

86 34 326 31.5

48 5 7 6.1

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

48 6 5 0.0 83.2

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

111 4 4 6 4.7

Paying taxes (rank) 43 Payments (number per year) 9 Time (hours per year) 127 Total tax rate (% of profit) 40.5 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

28 26 514 23.9

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

7 1.1 4 87.7

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NEW ZEALAND

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

3 1 1 1 0.4 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

2 6 64 34.4

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

31 5 50 79.1

NICARAGUA

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

118 130 8 39 107.9 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

150 16 218 428.7

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

136 6 70 1,653.8

Latin America & Caribbean Lower middle income ✔ Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10) ✔ Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

NIGER

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

173 163 9 17 114.4 584.2

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

158 12 326 2,214.5

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

111 4 120 4,211.8

3 2 2 0.1 4 10 5 0.0 100.0 1 10 9 10 9.7

32,145 4.4 27 7 10 855 5 9 825

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

10 30 216 22.4

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

18 1.3 4 78.8

1,080 5.8 83 5 24 1,140 5 23 1,220

36 8 172 34.4

122 8 49 4.1 98 3 5 10.5 31.9 97 4 5 6 5.0

✔ Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

52 37 409 26.8

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

78 2.2 15 35.1

360 15.9 173 8 59 3,545 10 64 3,545

155 42 207 66.8

86 4 35 11.0 126 6 1 0.9 0.0 155 6 1 3 3.3

Paying taxes (rank) 142 Payments (number per year) 41 Time (hours per year) 270 Total tax rate (% of profit) 43.8 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

139 39 545 59.6

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

123 5.0 18 21.9

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NIGERIA

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

133 116 8 34 70.6 0.0 84 15 85 504.8 176 8 260 1,056.0

Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

78 9 0 0.1 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

65 5 7 5 5.7

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

NORWAY

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

6 41 5 7 1.8 19.4

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

60 11 250 33.1

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

12 4 66 7.1

OMAN

Ease of doing business (rank) ✔ Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

49 68 5 8 3.1 271.7

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

64 14 174 45.7

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

61 6 62 62.5

180 13 82 20.8

Middle East & North Africa High income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) ✔ Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10) ✔ Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

1,180 158.3 149 10 24 1,263 9 39 1,440

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

97 40 457 32.0

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

99 2.0 22 28.2

85,380 4.9 9 4 7 830 4 7 729

138 35 938 32.7

8 1 3 2.5 48 7 4 0.0 100.0 24 7 6 7 6.7

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

4 34 280 9.9

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

4 0.9 1 90.6

18,657 2.9 47 8 10 745 8 9 680

27 4 87 41.6

21 2 16 3.0 98 4 4 18.9 0.0 97 8 5 2 5.0 9 14 62 22.0

Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

107 51 598 13.5

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

76 4.0 4 35.7

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PAKISTAN

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

105 90 10 21 11.2 0.0 104 11 222 262.5 166 6 206 1,346.0

South Asia Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

125 6 50 7.7

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

67 6 4 6.9 2.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

29 6 6 7 6.3

✘ Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

PALAU

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

PANAMA

Ease of doing business (rank) ✔ Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

116 124 8 28 5.8 15.5 39 22 71 5.2 80 5 125 145.9

61 29 6 8 9.9 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

71 17 113 95.5

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

15 5 35 15.4

1,050 173.4 75 7 21 660 8 18 705

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

154 46 976 23.8

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

74 2.8 4 36.4

6,460 0.02 124 6 29 1,070 10 33 1,030

158 47 560 35.3

East Asia & Pacific Upper middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

20 5 14 0.4

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

182 1 0 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

174 0 0 8 2.7

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

97 19 128 73.0

Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

120 8 32 5.3

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

48 5 6 0.0 53.8

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

111 1 4 9 4.7

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

169 53 482 45.2

Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

144 38 810 35.3

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

61 1.0 23 40.5

6,990 3.5 11 3 9 615 4 9 965

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

119 31 686 50.0

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

83 2.5 18 33.3

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PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

101 84 6 51 15.6 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

138 21 219 65.6

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

20 4 66 66.9

East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

87 4 72 5.1

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

98 5 3 0.0 1.8

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

46 5 5 8 6.0

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

PARAGUAY

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

102 106 7 35 47.2 0.0

✔ Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

66 12 137 239.9

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

23 4 53 224.6

✘ Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

PERU

41 55 5 26 11.9 0.0 101 16 188 76.3 82 5 100 441.6

Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) ✔ Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10) ✔ Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

1,300 6.9 99 7 26 664 9 29 722

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

163 42 591 110.3

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

116 3.0 23 23.7

2,940 6.5 154 8 33 1,440 10 33 1,750

106 33 194 42.3

64 6 46 1.9 78 3 6 15.7 48.5 65 6 5 6 5.7

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

106 38 591 30.0

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

140 3.9 9 16.6

4,710 29.5 56 6 12 860 8 17 880

132 35 387 35.0

22 4 7 3.3 24 7 6 28.5 36.0 17 8 5 8 7.0 85 9 309 40.7

Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

111 41 428 35.7

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

100 3.1 7 28.0

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PHILIPPINES

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

136 158 15 35 19.1 5.2

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

102 30 85 110.5

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

54 5 50 762.0

POLAND

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

62 126 6 32 17.3 14.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

160 30 301 53.6

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

64 4 143 209.3

East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

117 8 39 4.8

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

126 4 3 0.0 8.2

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

133 2 2 8 4.0

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

136 47 195 46.5

OECD high income High income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

89 6 152 0.4

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

8 9 5 0.0 74.8

PORTUGAL

30 26 5 5 2.3 0.0 97 14 255 47.2 34 5 64 54.6

46 7 2 9 6.0

2,050 93.6 51 7 15 630 8 14 730 112 37 842 26.0

✔ Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

163 5.7 38 4.7

12,420 38.2 46 5 17 1,050 5 16 1,000

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

68 37 830 12.0

✔ Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

87 3.0 15 31.5

21,860 10.6 26 4 16 685 5 15 899

128 29 296 43.6

31 1 1 7.3 126 3 4 86.2 21.5 46 6 5 7 6.0

Paying taxes (rank) 78 Payments (number per year) 8 Time (hours per year) 275 Total tax rate (% of profit) 43.3 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

22 31 547 13.0

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

22 2.0 9 70.9

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PUERTO RICO

43 12 6 6 0.6 0.0 152 18 189 369.1 35 5 32 392.4

Latin America & Caribbean High income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

126 8 194 0.9

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

24 8 5 0.0 72.3

QATAR

Ease of doing business (rank) ✔ Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

✘ Dealing with construction permits (rank)

36 116 8 12 8.3 64.0

Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

24 17 70 1.1

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

18 3 90 4.1

Middle East & North Africa High income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) ✔ Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10) Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

ROMANIA

72 63 6 14 3.0 0.8 123 16 287 73.0 165 7 223 556.9

17 7 6 8 7.0

17,280 4.0 101 6 15 1,300 10 16 1,300

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

97 39 620 25.6

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

27 3.8 8 64.7

76,168 1.5 57 5 21 860 7 20 730

113 16 218 63.1

37 7 13 0.3 98 4 4 32.2 0.0 97 5 6 4 5.0

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

95 43 570 21.6

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

37 2.8 22 53.1

7,840 21.4 72 5 12 1,485 6 13 1,495

2 3 36 11.3

70 8 26 1.2 8 9 5 15.2 42.0 46 9 5 4 6.0

154 ✔ Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) 113 Time (hours per year) 222 Total tax rate (% of profit) 44.4 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim) ✔ Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

56 31 512 28.9 97 3.3 11 28.6

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RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) ✔ Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

120 111 9 30 2.0 1.6 178 51 423 183.8 183 10 281 1,852.4

98 3 5 0.0 35.8

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

111 6 2 6 4.7

✘ Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

RWANDA

45 8 2 3 4.7 0.0 84 12 164 312.0 50 4 30 4,696.8

61 5 25 6.3

✔ Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

8 8 6 1.4 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

60 22 4 9 9.7 0.0 68 21 87 59.2 32 4 34 857.1

✔ Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

9,910 141.8 160 8 36 1,850 10 36 1,800 13 36 281 13.4

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

60 2.0 9 41.5

540 10.3 155 8 29 3,275 8 31 4,990

105 9 290 46.9

Sub-Saharan Africa Low income ✘ Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

✔ Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

SAMOA

45 5 43 0.2

29 7 9 3 6.3

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

39 24 230 78.7

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

165 3.0 50 3.2

2,930 0.2 96 7 27 820 7 31 848

19 18 148 31.3

East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

26 5 15 1.6

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

126 7 0 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

29 5 6 8 6.3

Paying taxes (rank) 66 Payments (number per year) 37 Time (hours per year) 224 Total tax rate (% of profit) 18.9 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

80 44 455 19.7

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

145 2.5 38 15.1

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SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE

Ease of doing business (rank) ✔ Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

163 105 4 10 24.5 336.0

✔ Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

134 13 211 536.8

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

SAUDI ARABIA

Ease of doing business (rank) ✔ Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

74 4 89 1,252.8

12 10 3 5 5.9 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

4 9 75 19.4

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

18 4 71 18.1

Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income ✔ Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

177 2 0 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

155 3 1 6 3.3

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

113 42 424 32.5

SENEGAL

154 93 3 5 68.0 203.0 125 13 210 435.2 168 6 125 5,938.9

160 7 62 8.9

1 2 2 0.0 48 5 6 0.0 16.0 17 9 8 4 7.0

1,200 0.2 94 8 26 690 8 28 577 179 43 1,185 50.5

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

159 6.2 22 7.4

16,996 26.0 18 5 13 615 5 17 686

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

138 43 635 27.5

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

73 1.5 22 36.8

1,050 12.9 65 6 11 1,098 5 14 1,740

10 14 79 14.5

171 6 122 20.3 126 6 1 4.5 0.0 166 6 1 2 3.0

Paying taxes (rank) 174 Payments (number per year) 59 Time (hours per year) 666 Total tax rate (% of profit) 46.0 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

✔ Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim) Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

145 43 780 26.5 86 3.0 7 32.0

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SERBIA

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

92 92 7 13 7.8 6.0 175 19 279 1,603.8 79 4 131 545.7

SEYCHELLES

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

103 113 10 39 16.0 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

54 17 126 30.3

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

149 6 147 504.7

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

141 72 6 12 93.3 0.0 167 20 238 272.6 174 8 137 2,466.3

24 8 5 0.0 100.0 79 7 6 3 5.3

63 4 33 7.0

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

166 4 0 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

65 4 8 5 5.7

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

5,820 7.3 79 6 12 1,433 6 14 1,609 104 36 635 31.3

✔ Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

113 2.7 23 24.4

9,490 0.1 33 5 16 876 5 17 876

143 66 279 34.0

Sub-Saharan Africa Upper middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

✔ Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

SIERRA LEONE

39 6 11 2.8

✘ Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim) Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

84 37 915 15.4 183 NO PRACTICE NO PRACTICE

0.0

16 21 76 32.2

169 7 86 11.8 126 7 0 0.0 0.0 29 6 7 6 6.3

Paying taxes (rank) 76 Payments (number per year) 29 Time (hours per year) 357 Total tax rate (% of profit) 32.1 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

340 5.8 132 7 24 1,573 7 27 1,639

✔ Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

141 39 515 149.5

✔ Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

155 2.6 42 9.2

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SINGAPORE

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

1 4 3 3 0.7 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

3 11 26 18.1

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

5 4 36 31.1

SLOVAK REPUBLIC

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

48 76 6 18 1.8 20.9

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

50 11 286 7.2

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

SLOVENIA

102 5 177 242.2

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

37 28 2 6 0.0 43.6

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

81 13 199 64.9

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

27 5 38 119.1

OECD high income High income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) ✔ Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

14 3 5 2.8 8 10 4 0.0 53.8 2 10 9 9 9.3

10 3 17 0.0 24 9 4 2.6 56.1 111 3 4 7 4.7

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

130 31 231 48.8

40,920 5.1 1 4 5 456 4 4 439

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

12 21 150 25.8

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

2 0.8 1 91.3

16,220 5.4 95 6 17 1,560 7 17 1,540

4 5 84 27.1

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

OECD high income High income ✔ Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

79 5 110 2.0 98 4 4 3.3 100.0 24 3 9 8 6.7

Paying taxes (rank) 87 Payments (number per year) 22 Time (hours per year) 260 Total tax rate (% of profit) 34.7 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

71 32 565 30.0

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

35 4.0 18 54.3

23,860 2.1 50 6 16 710 8 15 765

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim) ✔ Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

58 32 1,290 12.7 39 2.0 4 51.1

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SOLOMON ISLANDS

74 110 7 43 34.1 0.0 36 9 58 347.8 42 4 39 1,982.1

East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income ✔ Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) ✔ Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10) Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

SOUTH AFRICA

35 44 5 19 0.3 0.0 31 13 127 21.2 124 4 226 1,651.5

Sub-Saharan Africa Upper middle income ✔ Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10) Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

SPAIN

44 133 10 28 4.7 13.2 38 8 182 51.8 69 5 101 231.9

168 10 87 4.9 78 9 0 0.0 0.0 46 3 7 8 6.0

1,030 0.5 86 7 24 1,030 5 21 1,237 108 37 455 78.9

✔ Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

115 1.0 38 23.8

6,100 50.0 144 8 30 1,531 8 32 1,795

25 33 80 26.2

76 6 23 5.6 1 10 6 0.0 52.0 10 8 8 8 8.0

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

81 29 600 33.2

✔ Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

77 2.0 18 35.2

31,650 46.2 55 6 9 1,221 7 10 1,221

44 9 200 33.1

56 5 13 7.1 48 6 5 54.7 11.4 97 5 6 4 5.0

Paying taxes (rank) 48 Payments (number per year) 8 Time (hours per year) 187 Total tax rate (% of profit) 38.7 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

54 39 515 17.2

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

20 1.5 11 75.6

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SRI LANKA

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

89 38 4 35 4.7 0.0 111 18 217 40.6 95 4 132 1,191.8

South Asia Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

161 8 83 5.1

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

78 4 5 0.0 29.4

✔ Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10) ✔ Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

ST. KITTS AND NEVIS

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

95 64 7 19 11.5 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

16 11 139 6.8

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

33 5 18 383.5

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

52 53 5 15 24.4 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

13 7 125 31.6

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

13 4 25 241.0

2,290 20.5 53 6 21 715 6 19 745

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

136 40 1,318 22.8

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

42 1.7 5 48.3

9,980 0.05 44 5 11 850 5 12 2,138

173 71 256 105.2

Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

164 6 81 13.3

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

126 7 0 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

29 4 8 7 6.3

✔ Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

ST. LUCIA

46 6 5 7 6.0

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim) Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

114 47 578 20.5 183 NO PRACTICE NO PRACTICE

0.0

133 36 203 52.7

Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

115 8 17 7.4

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

98 8 0 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

29 4 8 7 6.3

Paying taxes (rank) 52 Payments (number per year) 32 Time (hours per year) 92 Total tax rate (% of profit) 34.4 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

4,970 0.2 110 5 14 1,700 8 18 2,745

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

165 47 635 37.3

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

58 2.0 9 41.7

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ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

75 58 7 10 22.3 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

6 8 112 12.2

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

21 3 52 307.9

Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

141 7 38 11.9

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

126 7 0 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

29 4 8 7 6.3

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

SUDAN

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

135 126 10 36 31.4 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

130 16 270 88.0

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

SURINAME

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

107 5 70 3,949.3

158 173 13 694 115.0 0.5 98 11 461 72.0 38 4 58 647.1

4,850 0.1 38 5 12 1,075 4 12 1,605 101 45 394 30.3 183 NO PRACTICE NO PRACTICE

0.0

73 36 111 38.7

Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

41 6 9 3.0

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

166 4 0 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

155 0 6 4 3.3

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

103 42 180 36.1

Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

170 6 197 13.8

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

159 5 0 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

181 1 0 5 2.0

Paying taxes (rank) 34 Payments (number per year) 17 Time (hours per year) 199 Total tax rate (% of profit) 27.9 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

1,270 43.6 151 7 32 2,050 7 46 2,900

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

148 53 810 19.8

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

84 2.0 20 33.2

6,975 0.5 105 8 25 995 6 25 1,065

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

178 44 1,715 37.1

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

157 5.0 30 8.6

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SWAZILAND

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

SWEDEN

124 161 12 56 29.2 0.5 47 13 95 115.2 158 6 137 1,302.0

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

14 46 3 15 0.6 14.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

23 7 116 81.6

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

8 3 52 20.7

48 6 5 0.0 43.2

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

122 2 5 6 4.3

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

60 33 104 36.8

OECD high income High income ✘ Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10) Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

SWITZERLAND

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

26 85 6 18 2.1 26.9

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

46 13 154 40.1

✔ Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

6 3 39 62.7

128 9 21 7.1

OECD high income High income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

19 1 7 4.3 48 7 4 0.0 100.0 29 8 4 7 6.3

2,600 1.2 148 9 18 1,855 9 27 2,030

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

171 40 972 56.1

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

69 2.0 15 38.2

49,930 9.4 8 3 8 697 3 6 735

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

54 30 508 31.2

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

19 2.0 9 75.8

70,350 7.8 41 4 8 1,537 5 9 1,540

50 4 122 52.8

14 4 16 0.4

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

24 8 5 0.0 27.3

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

166 0 5 4 3.0

Paying taxes (rank) 12 Payments (number per year) 19 Time (hours per year) 63 Total tax rate (% of profit) 30.1 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim) ✔ Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

23 32 390 24.0 43 3.0 4 47.5

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SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC

Ease of doing business (rank) ✔ Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

134 129 7 13 17.1 127.7

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

133 23 104 504.1

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

83 5 71 940.4

TAIWAN, CHINA

25 16 3 10 2.5 0.0 87 25 125 41.9 3 4 23 52.4

Middle East & North Africa Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

82 4 19 27.9

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

174 1 2 3.7 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

111 7 5 2 4.7

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

111 19 336 39.7

TAJIKISTAN

Ease of doing business (rank) ✔ Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

147 70 5 24 33.3 0.0

Eastern Europe & Central Asia Low income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

✘ Getting credit (rank) Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

177 26 228 849.9 178 9 238 1,297.9

33 3 5 6.2 67 5 5 0.0 90.9 79 7 4 5 5.3

2,640 21.6 122 8 15 1,190 9 21 1,625

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

175 55 872 29.3

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

102 4.1 9 27.5

18,458 23.2 23 6 12 655 6 12 720

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

88 45 510 17.7

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

14 1.9 4 82.1

780 7.1 177 11 82 3,850 9 83 4,550

71 15 245 35.6

90 6 37 5.3

Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

177 2 0 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

65 8 3 6 5.7

Paying taxes (rank) 168 Payments (number per year) 69 Time (hours per year) 224 Total tax rate (% of profit) 84.5 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

42 35 430 25.5

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

68 1.7 9 38.2

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TANZANIA

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

127 123 12 29 28.8 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

176 19 303 1,170.1

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

78 4 109 1,040.5

Sub-Saharan Africa Low income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

158 9 73 4.4

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

98 8 0 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

97 3 4 8 5.0

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

THAILAND

Ease of doing business (rank) ✔ Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

17 78 5 29 6.2 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

14 8 157 9.5

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

9 4 35 77.6

East Asia & Pacific Upper middle income ✘ Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10) Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

TIMOR-LESTE

168 157 10 103 4.5 227.3 114 19 238 25.0 55 3 63 1,818.2

530 45.0 92 6 18 1,255 6 24 1,430

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

36 38 462 14.3

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

122 3.0 22 22.0

4,210 68.1 17 5 14 625 5 13 750

129 48 172 45.5

28 2 2 6.3 67 5 5 0.0 41.7 13 10 7 6 7.7

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

24 36 479 12.3

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

51 2.7 36 43.3

2,200 1.2 89 6 25 1,010 7 26 1,015

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

183 51 1,285 163.2

100 23 264 37.5

183 NO PRACTICE NO PRACTICE NO PRACTICE

159 2 3 1.8 0.0 133 3 4 5 4.0

Paying taxes (rank) 31 Payments (number per year) 6 Time (hours per year) 276 Total tax rate (% of profit) 0.2 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

183 NO PRACTICE NO PRACTICE

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TOGO

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

162 174 7 84 177.2 484.5

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

146 12 309 994.0

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

92 4 74 6,023.2

TONGA

Ease of doing business (rank) ✔ Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita) Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) ✔ Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

58 33 4 16 10.3 0.0 32 9 69 251.5 29 5 42 111.3

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

68 74 9 43 0.9 0.0

✘ Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

93 17 297 6.0

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

24 5 61 7.9

East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income ✘ Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) ✔ Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

162 5 295 13.0 126 6 1 2.5 0.0 147 6 1 4 3.7

440 6.8 98 6 24 940 8 28 1,109

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

151 41 588 47.5

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

93 3.0 15 30.5

3,380 0.1 77 7 20 775 6 24 775

161 53 270 49.5

141 4 108 15.2 78 9 0 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

111 3 3 8 4.7

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

29 20 164 25.7

Latin America & Caribbean High income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

175 8 162 7.0

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

40 8 4 0.0 46.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

24 4 9 7 6.7

Paying taxes (rank) 65 Payments (number per year) 39 Time (hours per year) 210 Total tax rate (% of profit) 29.1 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

53 37 350 30.5

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

108 2.7 22 25.6

15,380 1.3 52 5 14 843 6 19 1,260

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim) Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

169 42 1,340 33.5 133 4.0 25 17.9

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TUNISIA

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

46 56 10 11 4.2 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

86 17 88 260.6

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

45 4 65 894.1

Middle East & North Africa Upper middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10) Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

TURKEY

Ease of doing business (rank) ✔ Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

71 61 6 6 11.2 8.7

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

155 24 189 197.7

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

72 5 70 624.4

Eastern Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10) ✔ Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

UGANDA

123 143 16 34 84.5 0.0 109 15 125 946.8 129 5 91 5,130.1

Sub-Saharan Africa Low income ✔ Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

65 4 39 6.1 98 3 5 27.3 0.0 46 5 7 6 6.0

4,070 10.5 32 4 13 773 7 17 858

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

76 39 565 21.8

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

38 1.3 7 52.2

9,500 75.7 80 7 14 990 8 15 1,063

64 8 144 62.9

44 6 6 3.3 78 4 5 23.8 60.5 65 9 4 4 5.7

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

51 36 420 27.9

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

120 3.3 15 22.3

490 33.8 158 7 37 2,880 9 34 3,015

79 15 223 41.1

127 13 48 2.9

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

48 7 4 0.0 3.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

133 2 5 5 4.0

Paying taxes (rank) 93 Payments (number per year) 32 Time (hours per year) 213 Total tax rate (% of profit) 35.7 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

116 38 490 44.9

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

63 2.2 30 40.2

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UKRAINE

152 112 9 24 4.4 1.8 180 21 375 1,462.3 169 11 274 229.2

Eastern Europe & Central Asia Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

166 10 117 3.9

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

24 9 4 0.0 17.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

111 5 2 7 4.7

✔ Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Ease of doing business (rank) ✔ Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

UNITED KINGDOM

33 42 7 13 5.6 0.0 12 14 46 5.2 10 4 55 14.6

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

7 19 6 13 0.7 0.0

✔ Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

22 9 99 63.8

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

60 5 109 72.3

6 1 2 2.0 78 4 5 9.0 29.2 122 4 7 2 4.3

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

7 14 12 14.1

3,010 45.8 140 6 30 1,865 8 33 2,155

✔ Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

44 30 343 41.5

✔ Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

156 2.9 42 8.9

59,717 4.7 5 4 7 630 5 7 635

181 135 657 57.1

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

OECD high income High income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

GNI per capita (US$) Population (m) ✘ Trading across borders (rank) Documents to export (number) Time to export (days) Cost to export (US$ per container) Documents to import (number) Time to import (days) Cost to import (US$ per container)

68 6 29 4.7 1 10 6 0.0 100.0 10 10 7 7 8.0

Paying taxes (rank) 24 Payments (number per year) 8 Time (hours per year) 110 Total tax rate (% of profit) 37.3 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

134 49 537 26.2

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

151 5.1 30 11.0

38,540 62.2 13 4 7 950 4 6 1,045

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

21 28 399 24.8

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

6 1.0 6 88.6

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UNITED STATES

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

4 13 6 6 1.4 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

17 15 26 12.8

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

17 4 68 16.8

URUGUAY

Ease of doing business (rank) ✔ Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

90 32 5 7 24.9 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

153 27 234 74.4

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

7 4 48 15.9

UZBEKISTAN

166 96 6 14 6.4 27.2 145 25 243 57.0 170 9 117 1,783.3

16 4 12 0.8 4 9 6 0.0 100.0 5 7 9 9 8.3

47,140 309.7 20 4 6 1,050 5 5 1,315

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

7 32 300 14.4

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

15 1.5 7 81.5

10,590 3.4 125 9 17 1,100 9 22 1,330

72 11 187 46.7

165 8 66 7.1 67 4 6 28.6 100.0 97 3 4 8 5.0

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

103 41 720 19.0

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

50 2.1 7 43.4

1,280 28.2 183 10 71 3,150 11 92 4,650

160 53 336 42.0

Eastern Europe & Central Asia Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

136 12 78 0.9

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

159 2 3 5.0 3.6

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

133 4 1 7 4.0

Paying taxes (rank) 157 Payments (number per year) 41 Time (hours per year) 205 Total tax rate (% of profit) 97.5 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

43 42 195 22.2

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

117 4.0 10 23.7

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VANUATU

Ease of doing business (rank) ✔ Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

✘ Dealing with construction permits (rank)

76 114 8 35 47.1 0.0

Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

40 11 39 341.7

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

147 5 257 1,171.3

VENEZUELA, RB

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

177 147 17 141 26.1 0.0 109 10 381 161.9 155 6 125 1,341.1

78 9 0 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

79 5 6 5 5.3

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

32 31 120 8.4

Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

91 8 38 2.5

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

182 1 0 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

179 3 2 2 2.3

✘ Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

VIETNAM

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

98 103 9 44 10.6 0.0 67 10 200 109.0 135 5 142 1,343.0

111 4 118 7.0

East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value) Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults) ✔ Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

2,760 0.2 128 7 21 1,690 8 20 1,690

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

71 30 430 56.0

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

53 2.6 38 42.7

11,590 28.8 166 8 49 2,590 9 71 2,868

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

77 30 510 43.7

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

161 4.0 38 6.2

1,100 88.4 68 6 22 580 8 21 670

183 70 864 63.5

47 4 57 0.6 24 8 5 29.8 0.0 166 6 1 2 3.0

Paying taxes (rank) 151 Payments (number per year) 32 Time (hours per year) 941 Total tax rate (% of profit) 40.1 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

30 34 295 28.5

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

142 5.0 15 16.5

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WEST BANK AND GAZA

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

131 177 11 49 96.0 218.8

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

129 18 119 1,000.5

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

85 5 63 1,627.8

Middle East & North Africa Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

78 7 47 0.8

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

166 1 3 5.5 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

46 6 5 7 6.0

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

YEMEN, REP.

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

99 66 6 12 83.8 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

35 12 116 61.1

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

52 4 35 4,569.8

ZAMBIA

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

84 69 6 18 27.4 0.0

55 6 19 3.8

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

159 3 2 0.7 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

133 6 4 2 4.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

148 14 196 2,015.2

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

118 5 117 1,317.9

Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income ✘ Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim) Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

1,523 4.2 114 6 23 1,310 6 40 1,295 93 44 540 21.2 183 NO PRACTICE NO PRACTICE

0.0

39 27 154 16.8

Middle East & North Africa Lower middle income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

✔ Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

1,060 24.3 118 6 27 890 9 25 1,475

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

38 36 520 16.5

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

114 3.0 8 24.1

1,070 12.9 153 6 44 2,678 8 56 3,315

116 44 248 32.9

96 5 40 8.3

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

8 9 5 0.0 4.3

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

79 3 6 7 5.3

Paying taxes (rank) 47 Payments (number per year) 37 Time (hours per year) 132 Total tax rate (% of profit) 14.5 Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

85 35 471 38.7

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

96 2.7 9 29.3

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ZIMBABWE

Ease of doing business (rank) Starting a business (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita) Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

171 144 9 90 148.9 0.0

Dealing with construction permits (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

166 12 614 6,154.3

Getting electricity (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of income per capita)

167 6 125 5,305.5

Sub-Saharan Africa Low income Registering property (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of property value)

85 5 31 8.0

Getting credit (rank) Strength of legal rights index (0-10) Depth of credit information index (0-6) Public registry coverage (% of adults) Private bureau coverage (% of adults)

126 7 0 0.0 0.0

Protecting investors (rank) Extent of disclosure index (0-10) Extent of director liability index (0-10) Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Strength of investor protection index (0-10)

122 8 1 4 4.3

Paying taxes (rank) Payments (number per year) Time (hours per year) Total tax rate (% of profit)

127 49 242 35.6

Note: Most indicator sets refer to a case scenario in the largest business city of each economy. For more details, see the data notes.

460 12.6 172 8 53 3,280 9 73 5,101

Enforcing contracts (rank) Procedures (number) Time (days) Cost (% of claim)

112 38 410 113.1

Resolving insolvency (rank) Time (years) Cost (% of estate) Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)

153 3.3 22 10.0

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Employing workers data

Yes

10.1

4.3

10.7

17.3

Redundancy cost

Yes

Difficulty of redundancy index

Rigidity of hours index

Yes

Difficulty of hiring index

Yes

20.0

Yes

13.0

No Yes

4.3

Yes

50 25

Yes

25 50

12.8

23.1

11.6

7.2

8.7

5.0

13.0

0.0

8.7

0.0

10.7

13.0

26.7

4.3

8.7

5.0

0.0

7.3

16.8

7.2

n.a.

4.9

11.4

7.2

6.1

3.2

0.0

8.9

7.9

8.7

4.3

3.0

4.3

2.0

n.a.

8.3

4.3

3.3

6.3

4.3

2.0

3.0

6.0

4.3

Yes

6 6

Yes

22.0

Yes

3.4

Yes

n.a.

Yes

n.a.

Yes

n.a.

Yes

0.00

Yes

No No No No Yes No

Yes

n.a.

Yes

No Yes Yes Yes

0.40 No

22.0

No No No No No No No No

n.a.

No No No No

Yes

0.0

Yes

No No No No Yes No

Yes

n.a.

Yes

No No No No

198.4 0 Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes

No Yes Yes

Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes

No limit

6 100

12.0

No limit No 25

No No

10.0

20.0

18.0

0.38 6 0 50

0 13

15.0

24.0

18.0

21.7

15.0

20.0

22.0

13.3 No

21.0

26.0

19.3

Yes

Yes 204.8 Yes 6 6

100

No No Yes No No

No No

Yes

Yes No No No

No limit 0.20 Yes

100

0 17

150

0 0

0 50

100

0 20

100

10 0 30 30

20.0

Yes 126.9

Yes 6 7 5.5 6

5.5

6 6

6 6 6

6 6 6 6

12 0.41

Yes

0.42

Yes

572.5

0.17

Yes

456.9

0.26

Yes

103.9

0.00

0.23

0.0

Yes Yes

Yes

0.23 0.30

0.28

0.56

23.1

289.5

1,725.4

Yes

0.44

0.00

0.92

0.57

110.2

0.0

520.1

Yes

0.11

Yes

100.6

0.22

Yes

0.71

Yes

167.2

0.13

0.00

63.0

0.43

0.26

3.0

0.0

43.0

299.6

66.5

163.3

695.8

88.1

Yes

60 No limit

No limit

Yes

No limit

Yes

No limit

No limit No limit

No limit

No No

Yes

No 48 No limit

No No 24 24 No limit

Yes

24 No limit

No limit

Yes

No limit

20.0

Severance pay for redundancy dismissal (weeks of salary) e 25.0

Notice period for redundancy dismissal (weeks of salary) e

Priority rules for reemployment?

Priority rules for redundancies?

Yes

Retraining or reassignment? f

Yes

Third-party approval if 9 workers are dismissed?

0.30

Third-party notification if 9 workers are dismissed?

0.12

Third-party approval if 1 worker is dismissed?

715.5

Third-party notification if 1 worker is dismissed?

1,597.1

Dismissal due to redundancy allowed by law? 17.0

Paid annual leave (working days) e

Major restrictions on weekly holiday work? d 11.7

Major restrictions on night work? d

18.3

Premium for work on weekly rest day (% of hourly pay) d

Premium for night work (% of hourly pay) d

Maximum working days per week

18.0

50-hour workweek allowed? c

17.0

Ratio of minimum wage to value added per worker

Minimum wage for a 19-year-old worker or an apprentice (US$/month) b

Maximum length of fixed-term contracts (months) a

Employing workers data

Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas, The Bahrain Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia g Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia

Fixed-term contracts prohibited for permanent tasks?

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Redundancy cost

8.1

Difficulty of redundancy index

6.1

Rigidity of hours index

Yes

Difficulty of hiring index

Yes

17.3

23.1

5.0

6.4

5.0

Yes No

Yes Yes

4.3

Yes

4.3

10.3

13.0

0.0

23.1

Yes

5.8

12.0

4.3

7.2

Yes

16.7

Yes

23.1

Yes

0.0

Yes

4.3

Yes

4.3

7.3

14.4

0.0

7.2

Yes

4.3

4.0

31.8

22.2

13.0 No

Yes

8.7

0.0

34.3

9.3

4.3

12.3

10.5

3.1

10.1

8.6

5.8

0.0

4.3

Yes

22.9

26.7

Yes

0.0

10.1

Yes

0.0

5.7

7.9

5.8

6.5

Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes

Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes

Yes

No Yes No No Yes

Yes

Yes Yes

10.0

Yes

No No

No Yes Yes No No No

No No No No No

Yes

Yes No

No Yes

Yes

26.0

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes

Yes Yes Yes No No Yes

Yes

No Yes No No No

Yes

Yes No

Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes

22.0

25.3

6 No No

29.0

15.0

12.0

Yes

27.4

22.0

13.0

20.0

Yes

20.0 25.0

20.0

30.0

15.0

Yes

100

No No No No No No No

Yes

14.0

24.0

12.3

11.0

No No

22.0

Yes

19.0

Yes

100

0 39

35 0 25

100

0 0

38 10 0 10 0

No No No No

Yes

24.0

Yes

6 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

100

0 0

100

18.3

0.34

Yes

0.34

Yes

No Yes Yes No

Yes

59.9

Yes

0.00

Yes

6 5

0 100

0 25

25 0

1,903.5

0.37

Yes

0.37

Yes

182.5

0.52

0.00

260.8

2.20 Yes

0.57

60.8

0.30

Yes

0.0

65.0

0.48

39.3

102.5

0.00

Yes

6 6 6 6 5 6

48 No limit

No limit

0.0

387.7

0.0

0.45

Yes

0.0

0.33

Yes

0.32

290.9

0.42

Yes

534.2

215.8

0.10

Yes

253.6

0.17

Yes

31.8

0.11

Yes

0.21

80.8

0.00

Yes

0.00

236.0

0.22

0.0

0.00

439.2

0.0

389.9

No No 60

No limit

Yes Yes No

No 36

No Yes Yes

Yes

No limit

No 24 No limit

Yes No

24 No limit

No limit

No No

Yes

24 No limit

Yes Yes

120 No limit

Yes Yes

24.7

Severance pay for redundancy dismissal (weeks of salary) e 15.0

Notice period for redundancy dismissal (weeks of salary) e

Priority rules for reemployment?

Priority rules for redundancies?

Yes

Retraining or reassignment? f

Yes

Third-party approval if 9 workers are dismissed?

1.28

Third-party notification if 9 workers are dismissed?

0.00

Third-party approval if 1 worker is dismissed?

0.0

Third-party notification if 1 worker is dismissed?

124.2

Dismissal due to redundancy allowed by law?

Paid annual leave (working days) e

Yes

Major restrictions on weekly holiday work? d

Major restrictions on night work? d

Yes

Premium for work on weekly rest day (% of hourly pay) d

Premium for night work (% of hourly pay) d

Yes

Maximum working days per week

50-hour workweek allowed? c

Ratio of minimum wage to value added per worker

6.7

Minimum wage for a 19-year-old worker or an apprentice (US$/month) b

Maximum length of fixed-term contracts (months) a

Employing workers data

Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo, Dem. Rep. Congo, Rep. Costa Rica Côte d’Ivoire Croatia

Czech Republic

Cyprus

Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt, Arab Rep. El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia

Fixed-term contracts prohibited for permanent tasks?

Yes

4.3

5.3

Redundancy cost

Yes

Difficulty of redundancy index

Rigidity of hours index

Yes

Difficulty of hiring index

0.0

10.1

Yes Yes

7.2

No No

10.4

Yes Yes

Yes

Yes Yes

Yes

10.0

Yes

26.0

11.6

30.0

Yes

0.0

Yes

10.0

5.8

27.0

26.0

0.0

12.3

4.3

10.1

23.1

7.2

10.1

57.8

11.4

Yes

0.0

4.3

1.5

Yes

0.0

23.1

0.0

7.2

Yes

0.0

2.8

0.0

10.0

23.1

4.0

4.3

7.2

4.0

0.0

6.2 No

Yes

4.3

2.1

5.3

4.3

0.0

4.3

4.6 Yes

Yes

No No

Yes Yes

100

No Yes

Yes

100

No Yes

Yes

No Yes

Yes

24.0

30.0

Yes

No No

6 6

Yes

No Yes

Yes

No No

21.0

Yes Yes

Yes Yes No No

Yes

Yes No Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes

7.9

Yes 0 100

0 50

24.0

Yes

No No No Yes No No Yes No No No Yes Yes

Yes

No No No No No

46.2

0.71

6 6

24.0

Yes

No No

Yes

Yes No Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes

3.6

0.34 No

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

11.6

336.5

Yes 0

12.0

15.0

13.0

22.3

16.7

10.3

Yes

21.3

13.3

24.0

15.0

12.0

Yes

24.0

21.0

22.0

30.0

20.0

Yes

18.0

11.7

20.3

15.3

No No

Yes

1,989.5 0.14

No No

No Yes No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No No Yes No No

0.04 5 0 100

0 13

0 25 0 0 20

100

25 0

50 100

50 25

100

0 40

80 0 0

40 50 0

100

No Limit

41.0 Yes

782.0

0.00 7 6

6 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 5 6 6 6

23 100

6 5

5.5

6 6

Yes

18 48 0.0

Yes

0.31 Yes

Yes

0.44

Yes

0.07

223.5

0.00

Yes

0.21

185.5

0.00

Yes

23.4

0.0

0.00

Yes

1,145.5

0.0

1.38

Yes

0.0

1.04

Yes

125.6

0.00

Yes

0.29

279.3

0.25

Yes

0.15

0.0

0.34

Yes

27.6

394.0

0.17

986.9

1,406.7

0.41

Yes

29.9

Yes

132.7

0.31

Yes

0.28

Yes

Yes 1,536.1

0.37

Yes

0.57

1,014.0

0.34

0.28

1,641.4

0.29

98.7

215.0

318.3

1,547.6

Yes

No limit

Yes No limit

Yes 24

No limit

No Limit

Yes

No limit

Yes No 60 24

No No

No limit

Yes

No limit

Yes

44 No limit

No limit

Yes

Severance pay for redundancy dismissal (weeks of salary) e Yes

Notice period for redundancy dismissal (weeks of salary) e Yes

Priority rules for reemployment?

7.2

Priority rules for redundancies?

Retraining or reassignment? f

Third-party approval if 9 workers are dismissed?

Third-party notification if 9 workers are dismissed?

Third-party approval if 1 worker is dismissed?

Third-party notification if 1 worker is dismissed?

Dismissal due to redundancy allowed by law?

Paid annual leave (working days) e

Major restrictions on weekly holiday work? d

Yes

Major restrictions on night work? d

Yes

Premium for work on weekly rest day (% of hourly pay) d

Yes

Premium for night work (% of hourly pay) d

Yes

Maximum working days per week

50-hour workweek allowed? c

Ratio of minimum wage to value added per worker

Yes

Minimum wage for a 19-year-old worker or an apprentice (US$/month) b

Yes

Maximum length of fixed-term contracts (months) a

Employing workers data

Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia, The Georgia Germany

Greece

Ghana

Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong SAR, China Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran, Islamic Rep. Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan

Fixed-term contracts prohibited for permanent tasks?

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DOING BUSINESS 2012

144

Yes

6 6 6

5.5

6 5.5

5.5

6 6 6 6 6

100

150

Yes No No

Yes No Yes No No No Yes No No No No No No Yes No

Yes

0.0

Redundancy cost

4.3

Difficulty of redundancy index

Yes

0.0

11.4

13.0

40.7

13.0

15.1

7.2

4.3

23.1

6.4

8.7

4.3

15.9

21.3

10.7

0.0

8.7

4.3

Yes

8.7

4.3

0.0

17.2

12.3

8.9

6.7

0.0

9.3

6.1

6.3

0.0

22.0

4.3

13.9

0.0

4.3

8.7

0.0

4.3

0.0

4.3

5.8

3.4

4.3

8.7

1.0

4.3

Yes

Yes Yes

Yes

Yes No

Yes

Yes Yes

Yes

Yes Yes

Yes Yes Yes

18.7

No Yes No

Yes

18.0

Yes Yes Yes

Yes

4.3

17.3

Yes

Yes Yes Yes

No Yes Yes

Yes

Yes Yes

Yes

Yes No Yes Yes

Yes

17.0

Yes

No Yes No

No No No No No No No No

Yes

0.0 No

21.0

Yes

No Yes Yes

Yes

No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes

Yes

21.0

26.0

Yes

Yes Yes

Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes

15.0

20.0

12.0

15.0

16.0

20.7

24.0

15.0

20.0 No

13.3

25.0

30.0

Yes

22.0

18.0

22.0

0.0

12.0

16.0

20.0

Yes

Severance pay for redundancy dismissal (weeks of salary) e

Yes

Notice period for redundancy dismissal (weeks of salary) e

Yes

Priority rules for reemployment? No

Priority rules for redundancies?

Retraining or reassignment? f

Yes

Third-party approval if 9 workers are dismissed?

Third-party notification if 9 workers are dismissed?

Yes

Third-party approval if 1 worker is dismissed?

Third-party notification if 1 worker is dismissed?

Yes

Dismissal due to redundancy allowed by law?

Paid annual leave (working days) e

Major restrictions on weekly holiday work? d

Rigidity of hours index

50 0

50 30

150

100

50 0

100

50 50

70 50

100

40 0

0 50 0 0 100

100

Major restrictions on night work? d

Premium for work on weekly rest day (% of hourly pay) d

Premium for night work (% of hourly pay) d

Difficulty of hiring index

0.34

0.56

Yes

0.00

No limit 0.1

No limit

199.9

Yes

0.24 No

Yes

558.5 0.00

0.00

0.0 Yes

0.66

No limit 0.04

Yes

166.2

0.29

Yes

408.2

0.59

0.29

Yes

93.7

0.56

Yes

37.9

0.00

Yes

30.4

0.00

Yes

1.78

0.0

0.16

Yes

0.24

0.0

0.00

Yes

52.0

14.9

0.49

Yes

325.4

0.0

0.19

Yes

74.5

0.10

Yes

170.5

0.60

0.25

121.6

Yes

0.31

227.3

0.42

0.44

167.5

95.6

91.3

2,389.3

318.0

0.44

Maximum working days per week

0.10

50-hour workweek allowed? c

63.7

Ratio of minimum wage to value added per worker

11.5

0.0

No limit

No No limit

No limit

No Limit

78.9

No limit

No 36

No Limit

Yes

No limit

24 No limit

No limit

Yes

Minimum wage for a 19-year-old worker or an apprentice (US$/month) b

Maximum length of fixed-term contracts (months) a

Employing workers data

Jordan Kazakhstan

Kiribati

Kenya

Korea, Rep. Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyz Republic Lao PDR Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Lithuania

Macedonia, FYR

Luxembourg

Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia, Fed. Sts. Moldova Mongolia

Fixed-term contracts prohibited for permanent tasks?

Yes

7.2

2.1

13.5

26.0

Redundancy cost

Yes

Difficulty of redundancy index

Rigidity of hours index

Yes

Difficulty of hiring index

No Yes

No No

Yes Yes

Yes

4.3

22.9

0.0

5.8

14.9

12.2

0.0

4.0

0.0

22.9

9.2

19.0

0.0

3.3

0.0

4.3

8.7

4.3

0.0

8.7

5.3

19.0

Yes

36.8

19.5

4.3

Yes

18.6

11.4

7.5

Yes

0.0

Yes

0.0

23.1

16.0

4.3

7.2

26.0

0.0

8.7

4.3

5.8

4.3

8.7

4.0

10.1

Yes

0.0

26.0

7.9

Yes

0.0

Yes

No Yes Yes

Yes

Yes Yes

Yes

4.3

Yes

No Yes

Yes

No No No

Yes

Yes Yes No No

Yes

No Yes No

Yes

Yes Yes

Yes

No No

Yes

6 6

21.3

Yes

Yes Yes Yes

Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes

No No

No Yes No No Yes

Yes

22.0

Yes

No No

No No No No Yes

Yes

Yes No

22.0

Yes Yes

No Yes No No Yes

0.37

100 No No

15.0

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

0.69 0

100

30.0

20.0

22.0

20.0

Yes

20.0

18.3

21.0

Yes

0.0

14.0

Yes

11.0

22.0

Yes

22.0

20.0

13.0

22.0

19.3

10.0

303.9

Yes

26.0

5.0

Yes

246.5

100

38 0

0 100

0 50

100

20.0

12 6 6 6

5.5

6 6 6

100

No No No No No No No No No No

18.0

No limit

Yes

0.89

1.16

0.96 Yes

80.5

59.6

132.8

0.70

Yes

6 6

100

30 20

100

0 25

100

0 0

No limit

126.5

0.21

0.34

Yes

506.9

0.56

0.28

3,608.9

41.8

Yes

474.5

0.62

0.41

Yes

116.4

Yes

370.6

0.48

6 6 6 7 6 5 6 6 6 6

Yes

No limit

Yes

No limit

Yes No

No Limit

Yes

No Limit

Yes

0.33

Yes

No Limit

191.9

Yes

200.3

0.66

0.27

No Limit

181.6

Yes

386.2

No limit

Yes

0.29

Yes

789.6

Yes

Yes 0.24

0.58

0.12

Yes

0.00 222.9

0.23

Yes

0.0

139.0

0.30

No limit

18.5

0.00

No Limit 1,256.7

No limit

60 No

No Limit

0.0

Yes

131.7

Yes

Severance pay for redundancy dismissal (weeks of salary) e

Yes

Notice period for redundancy dismissal (weeks of salary) e

0.00

Priority rules for reemployment?

0.83

Priority rules for redundancies?

0.0

Retraining or reassignment? f

57.0

Third-party approval if 9 workers are dismissed?

Third-party notification if 9 workers are dismissed?

Third-party approval if 1 worker is dismissed?

Third-party notification if 1 worker is dismissed?

Yes

Dismissal due to redundancy allowed by law?

Yes

Paid annual leave (working days) e

Yes

Major restrictions on weekly holiday work? d

Major restrictions on night work? d

Yes

Premium for work on weekly rest day (% of hourly pay) d

Yes

Premium for night work (% of hourly pay) d

Yes

Maximum working days per week

0.41

50-hour workweek allowed? c

0.17

Ratio of minimum wage to value added per worker

1,379.3

Minimum wage for a 19-year-old worker or an apprentice (US$/month) b 1,041.5

Maximum length of fixed-term contracts (months) a

Employing workers data

Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Palau

Papua New Guinea

Panama

Paraguay Peru

Poland

Philippines

Portugal Puerto Rico (U.S.) Qatar Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Samoa São Tomé and Príncipe

Fixed-term contracts prohibited for permanent tasks?

145 EMPLOYING WORKERS DATA

DOING BUSINESS 2012

146

24.3

20.7

Yes

3.2

4.3

10.5

15.2

Redundancy cost

Yes

Difficulty of redundancy index

Rigidity of hours index

Difficulty of hiring index

No Yes

Yes

Yes No Yes Yes

Yes

No No No Yes

Yes

No No Yes

Yes

Yes No Yes Yes

No Yes

No No Yes No No No Yes

Yes

No No Yes

Yes No

Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes

10.7

21.7

25.0

No No

15.0

21.0

15.0

Yes

14.0

21.0

22.0

19.3

Yes

23.3

25.0

20.0

11.0 Yes

21.7

16.0

Yes

23.3

12.0

20.0

12.0

30.0

6.0 No

Yes

No No No No

No Yes No No No No

Yes

0.00

100

0.48

100

0 50

150

0 0

100

0.0

77.3

Yes

No limit

0.00

0.21

Yes

0.0 0.23

Yes

10.7

429.2

0.65

0.37

5.5

7 6 6 6 6 5.5 5.5

6 6 6 6

Yes

9.1

0.0

34.8

4.3

3.0

8.7

5.7

11.6

15.2

10.7

54.2

4.3

2.1

5.3

4.3

4.0

21.7

10.0

9.3

0.0

4.3

3.7

8.7

4.0

Yes

5.7

Yes

14.4

Yes

8.7

10.1

0.0

8.7

8.8

5.9

0.0

Yes

Yes No

Yes

5.3

0.0

31.7

7.3

4.3

4.0

6.9

Yes

18.8

Yes

8.7

3.8

Yes

7.7

Yes

No limit

96.2

1,038.0

Yes

0.69

0.39

Yes

543.1

0.00

Yes

505.1

0.28

Yes

0.0

0.43

Yes

0.13

173.5

0.00

0.27

79.4

0.22

35.6

0.0

1,044.0

83.7

Yes

0.00

0.26

Yes

0.0

0.17

Yes

0.70

Yes

18.1

561.2

0.16

Yes

0.58

58.9

0.00

79.5

0.92

0.0

205.8

59.7

0.0

Yes

No 24

Yes

No limit

Yes

No limit

Yes

No limit

No Limit

Yes

No limit

120

12 No limit

No limit

Yes

No limit

Yes

Severance pay for redundancy dismissal (weeks of salary) e

Yes

Notice period for redundancy dismissal (weeks of salary) e

Priority rules for reemployment?

Yes

Priority rules for redundancies?

Retraining or reassignment? f

Yes

Third-party approval if 9 workers are dismissed? No

Third-party notification if 9 workers are dismissed?

Yes

Third-party approval if 1 worker is dismissed? 21.0

Third-party notification if 1 worker is dismissed? 20.0

Dismissal due to redundancy allowed by law?

Paid annual leave (working days) e

Major restrictions on weekly holiday work? d

Yes

Major restrictions on night work? d

Yes

Premium for work on weekly rest day (% of hourly pay) d

0.27

Premium for night work (% of hourly pay) d

0.26

Maximum working days per week

337.2

50-hour workweek allowed? c

188.0

Ratio of minimum wage to value added per worker

Minimum wage for a 19-year-old worker or an apprentice (US$/month) b

Yes

Maximum length of fixed-term contracts (months) a

Employing workers data

Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovak Republic Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa Spain Sri Lanka St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic

Tajikistan

Taiwan, China

Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo

Fixed-term contracts prohibited for permanent tasks?

Difficulty of hiring index

Rigidity of hours index

Difficulty of redundancy index

Redundancy cost

6.4

14.1

0.0

23.1

7.8

6.7

4.3

2.7

0.0

8.7

0.0

n.a.

23.1

13.0

20.8

0.0

9.3

46.2

23.1

4.3

69.3

23.1

4.3

0.0

13.0

4.3

n.a.

0.0

5.3

4.3

8.7

4.3

0.0

Yes

0.0

Yes

No No

Yes

No Yes

Yes

No 10.0

Yes

No Yes

13.0

Yes

No No

18.0

No Yes

Yes

100 No

Yes

0.0

0 0 Yes

18.0

21.0

No No No No Yes No n.a. Yes Yes Yes

Yes

0 100

No No No No No No n.a. No No No

Yes Yes

Yes

6 6 0

No No No No No No n.a. No Yes Yes

No Yes

Yes 6 0 100

0 20

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes

Yes Yes Yes

Yes Yes

Yes

0.24 Yes 6 5.5

21.0

26.0

15.0

Yes

15.0

0.0

19.3

28.0

13.0

18.0

30.0

Yes Yes

0.47

Yes

No No No No Yes No Yes No

Yes

24.0

Yes

115.9

0.03

100

Yes

22.0

Yes

550.6

0.34 0

0 0

150

n.a.

0.00

2.9

6 0

100

0.00

No limit

122.5 Yes 6 6

No No

n.a.

0.0

No limit

0.00 Yes

100

0.0

Yes

No limit 0.0

Yes 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

5.5

n.a.

No limit

No limit 0.34

Yes

0.21

Yes

1,655.0

0.64

Yes

1,242.6

0.20

Yes

254.0

0.37

Yes

303.5

0.00

Yes

0.21

49.9

0.46

Yes

0.18

0.0

0.52

29.0

74.9

1.09

294.1

91.5

No limit

Yes

No limit

74.9

n.a.

No limit

Yes

No limit

Yes No

No limit

Yes

Severance pay for redundancy dismissal (weeks of salary) e

Yes

Notice period for redundancy dismissal (weeks of salary) e Yes

Priority rules for reemployment?

Priority rules for redundancies?

Yes

Retraining or reassignment? f

Third-party approval if 9 workers are dismissed?

Third-party notification if 9 workers are dismissed?

Third-party approval if 1 worker is dismissed?

Third-party notification if 1 worker is dismissed?

Dismissal due to redundancy allowed by law?

Paid annual leave (working days) e

Major restrictions on weekly holiday work? d

Major restrictions on night work? d

Premium for work on weekly rest day (% of hourly pay) d

Premium for night work (% of hourly pay) d

Maximum working days per week

Yes

50-hour workweek allowed? c

Ratio of minimum wage to value added per worker

Yes

Minimum wage for a 19-year-old worker or an apprentice (US$/month) b

Employing workers data

Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela, RB g Vietnam

Yemen, Rep.

West Bank and Gaza

Zambia

Maximum length of fixed-term contracts (months) a

a. Including renewals. b. Economies for which 0.0 is shown have no minimum wage. c. For 2 months a year in case of a seasonal increase in production. d. In case of continuous operations. e. Average for workers with 1, 5 and 10 years of tenure. f. Whether compulsory before redundancy. g. Some questions are not applicable (“n.a.”) for economies where dismissal due to redundancy is not allowed. Source: Doing Business database.

Zimbabwe

Fixed-term contracts prohibited for permanent tasks?

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Acknowledgments Contact details for local partners are available on the Doing Business website at http://www.doingbusiness.org

Doing Business would not be possible without the expertise and generous input of a network of more than 9,000 local partners, including legal experts, business consultants, accountants, freight forwarders, government officials and other professionals routinely administering or advising on the relevant legal and regulatory requirements in the 183 economies covered. Contact details for local partners are available on the Doing Business website at http://www .doingbusiness.org. Doing Business 2012 was prepared by a team led by Sylvia Solf, Neil Gregory (through March 2011) and Augusto Lopez Claros (from April 2011) under the general direction of Janamitra Devan. The team comprised Beatriz Mejia Asserias, Andres Baquero Franco, Karim O. Belayachi, Iryna Bilotserkivska, Mariana Carvalho, Maya Choueiri, Santiago Croci, Fernando Dancausa Diaz, Marie-Lily Delion, Raian Divanbeigi, Alejandro Espinosa-Wang, Margherita Fabbri, Caroline Frontigny, Carolin Geginat, Cemile Hacibeyoglu, Jamal Haidar, Betina Hennig, Sabine Hertveldt, Hussam Hussein, Joyce Ibrahim, Fakhriyar Jabbarov, Ludmila Jantuan, Nan Jiang, Hervé Kaddoura, Nadezhda Lissogor, Jean Michel Lobet, Jean-Philippe Lodugnon-Harding, Valerie Erica Marechal, Frédéric Meunier, Robert Murillo, Joanna Nasr, Nuria de Oca, Mikiko Imai Ollison, Pilar Salgado-Otónel, Valentina Saltane, Lucas Seabra, Paula Garcia Serna, Anastasia Shegay, Jayashree Srinivasan, Susanne Szymanski, Tea Trumbic, Marina Turlakova, Julien Vilquin and Yasmin Zand. Donny Eryastha, Rong Li, Justin Liang, Chang Liu, Yukihiro Nakamura, Alexandre Revia, Fang Xia and Beijing Zhu assisted in the months before publication. The online service of the Doing Business database is managed by Preeti Endlaw, Graeme Littler, Kunal H. Patel, Vinod Thottikkatu and Hashim Zia. The Doing Business 2012 report media and marketing strategy is managed by Nadine Ghannam. The events and roadshow strategy is managed by Jamile Ramadan.

The team is grateful for valuable comments provided by colleagues across the World Bank Group and for the guidance of World Bank Group Executive Directors. It would especially like to acknowledge the comments and guidance of Aart C. Kraay. Comments were also received from Alejandro Alvarez de la Campa, Sudeshna Ghosh Banerjee, Alexander Berg, Lada Busevac, Dobromir Christow, Fabrizio Fraboni, Jose Maria Garrido, Heike Gramkow, Akvile Gropper, Olivier Hartmann, Neville Howlett, Dahlia Khalifa, Arvo Kuddo, Charles Kunaka, Oscar Madeddu, Andres Federico Martinez, Tadatsugu Matsudaira, Gerard McLinden, Andrei Mikhnev, Nina Mocheva, Riz Mokal, Fredesvinda Fatima Montes Herraiz, Thomas Moullier, Monica Alina Mustra, Jean Denis Pesme, Maria Teresa Goodman Pincetich, Colin Ewell Wesley Raymond, Francesca Recanatini, Shalini Sankaranarayanan, Raha Shahidsaless, Peter Douglas Sheerin, Victoria Stanley, Susan Symons, Ignacio Jose Tirado, Mahesh Uttamchandani, Barry Raymond Walsh and Ulrich Matthias Zeisluft. Oliver Hart and Andrei Shleifer provided academic advice on the project. The paying taxes project was conducted in collaboration with PwC, led by Robert Morris. The development of the getting electricity indicators was ﬁnanced by the Norwegian Trust Fund. The governments of Korea, FYR Macedonia, Mexico and the United Kingdom commented on the economy case studies. Alison Strong copyedited the manuscript. Corporate Vision, Inc. designed the report and the graphs. Quotations in this report are from Doing Business local partners unless otherwise indicated. The names of those wishing to be acknowledged individually are listed below. The global and regional contributors listed are ﬁrms that have completed multiple surveys in their various offices around the world.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

GLOBAL CONTRIBUTORS ALLEN & OVERY LLP

Farah Siddiq MAVERICK ENTREPRISES

Ilir Johollari HOXHA, MEMI & HOXHA

Branka Achari-Djokic BANQUE D’ALGÉRIE

BAKER & MCKENZIE

Qasem Toddaye USAID ECONOMIC GROWTH AND GOVERNANCE INITIATIVE

Neritan Kallfa TONUCCI & PARTNERS

Samina Allam NOTARY BOUCHALI

Erlind Kodhelaj BOGA & ASSOCIATES

Mohamed Atbi ETUDE NOTARIALE MOHAMED ATBI

Sabina Lalaj BOGA & ASSOCIATES

Djamila Azzouz CABINET D’AUDIT AZZOUZ, CORRESPONDENT OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL

CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP ERNST & YOUNG IUS LABORIS, ALLIANCE OF LABOR, EMPLOYMENT, BENEFITS AND PENSIONS LAW FIRMS KPMG

Gulrahman Totakhail USAID ECONOMIC GROWTH AND GOVERNANCE INITIATIVE Shah Wali Wardak BARRISTER OFFICE

LAW SOCIETY OF ENGLAND AND WALES LEX MUNDI, ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT LAW FIRMS PANALPINA

Najibullah Wardak LARA Abdul Fatah Waziry CIVIL ENGINEER

PWC RAPOSO BERNARDO & ASSOCIADOS

Mohammadi Khan Yaqoobi DA AFGHANISTAN BANK

RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL SDV INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS TOBOC INC.

Badruddin Yasini DA AFGHANISTAN BANK

REGIONAL CONTRIBUTORS A.P. MOLLER-MAERSK GROUP

Abdul Salam Zahed AFGHANISTAN INVESTMENT SUPPORT AGENCY Mir Nasiruddin Ziwari APPEAL COURT OF KABUL

EAST AFRICA LAW SOCIETY GARCÍA & BODÁN GLOBALINK TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS WORLDWIDE LLP GRATA LAW FIRM IKRP ROKAS & PARTNERS PRIVATE INVESTORS FOR AFRICA (PIA) TALAL ABU GHAZALEH LEGAL (TAG-LEGAL)

AFGHANISTAN

Redjan Basha A&B BUSINESS CONSULTING

Prakash LB USAID

Ledia Beçi HOXHA, MEMI & HOXHA

Zahoor Malla GLOBALINK LOGISTICS GROUP

Alban Bello KPMG ALBANIA SHPK

Mohammad Zarif Alam Stanikzai AFGHAN BAR ASSOCIATION

Immamudin Masaheb MASAHEB BARRISTER OFFICE

Jona Bica KALO & ASSOCIATES

Mirwais Alami DA AFGHANISTAN BRESHNA SHERKAT

Zabihullah Modaser USAID ECONOMIC GROWTH AND GOVERNANCE INITIATIVE

Artan Bozo BOZO & ASSOCIATES LAW FIRM

Naseem Akbar AFGHANISTAN INVESTMENT SUPPORT AGENCY

Ziaullah Astana AFGHAN LAND CONSULTING ORGANIZATION (ALCO) Tor Bahdrey PROPERTY CONSULTING AFGHANISTAN Katherine Blanchette DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP Jay Doeden DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP Abdullah Dowrani FINANCIAL DISPUTES RESOLUTION COMMISSION (FDRC) Khan Hadawal BANK MILLE AFGHAN Zabiullah Hamdard AHMAD JAVED Abdul Hanan AFGHAN LAND CONSULTING ORGANIZATION (ALCO)

Tali Mohammed AFGHANISTAN INVESTMENT SUPPORT AGENCY Shekeeb Nessar DA AFGHANISTAN BRESHNA SHERKAT Gul Pacha AFGHANISTAN INVESTMENT SUPPORT AGENCY Hussain Rahmani ARAZI Tamsil Rashid AFGHANISTAN INTERNATIONAL BANK Mudassir Rizwan A.F. FERGUSONS & CO. Abdul Sami Saber DA AFGHANISTAN BANK Ahmad Javed Sadeqi DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP

Abdul Wassay Haqiqi HAQIQI AUDITING & CONSULTING CO.

Zakaria Sahibzada ARROW GENERAL SUPPLIES COMPANY

Saduddin Haziq AFGHAN UNITED BANK

Abdul Saleem USAID ECONOMIC GROWTH AND GOVERNANCE INITIATIVE

Rashid Ibrahim A.F. FERGUSONS & CO. Sanzar Kakar AFGHANISTAN FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC Maryam Kargar USAID ECONOMIC GROWTH AND GOVERNANCE INITIATIVE Mohammed Masood Khwaja DA AFGHANISTAN BRESHNA SHERKAT

Richard Scarth PROPERTY CONSULTING AFGHANISTAN Shaﬁqullah Seddiqi Khalil Sediq AFGHANISTAN INTERNATIONAL BANK Sharifullah Shirzad DA AFGHANISTAN BANK

Evis Melonashi (Zaja) OPTIMA LEGAL AND FINANCIAL Andi Memi HOXHA, MEMI & HOXHA Dairida Metalia PWC ALBANIA

Blerta Nesho WOLF THEISS

Gulya Kolakova ARROW GENERAL SUPPLIES COMPANY

Taqi Ahmad A.F. FERGUSONS & CO.

Dorjana Maliqi A&B BUSINESS CONSULTING

MANETCI (MANE TRADING CONSTRUCTION & INVESTMENT)

Sabina Baboci KALO & ASSOCIATES

WOLF THEISS

Petrit Malaj P.B.M. LTD., MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL

Aigest Milo KALO & ASSOCIATES

Artur Asllani TONUCCI & PARTNERS

TRANSUNION INTERNATIONAL

Renata Leka BOGA & ASSOCIATES

ALBANIA KUEHNE + NAGEL LTD.

Iris Ago A&B BUSINESS CONSULTING

SALANS INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM

Fatos Lazimi KALO & ASSOCIATES

Ilir Daci OPTIMA LEGAL AND FINANCIAL Sajmir Dautaj TONUCCI & PARTNERS Dael Dervishi OPTIMA LEGAL AND FINANCIAL Erinda Duraj BOZO & ASSOCIATES LAW FIRM Sokol Elmazaj BOGA & ASSOCIATES Alba Fagu BANK OF ALBANIA Lorena Gega PWC ALBANIA Irsida Gjino KALO & ASSOCIATES Aurela Gjokutaj AL-TAX STUDIO Eduart Gjokutaj AL-TAX STUDIO Valbona Gjonçari BOGA & ASSOCIATES Emel Haxhillari KALO & ASSOCIATES Eljon Hila BOZO & ASSOCIATES LAW FIRM Blerina Hilaj A&B BUSINESS CONSULTING Shpati Hoxha HOXHA, MEMI & HOXHA Elona Hoxhaj BOGA & ASSOCIATES

Loreta Peci PWC ALBANIA Florian Piperi OPTIMA LEGAL AND FINANCIAL Laura Qorlaze AVANNTIVE CONSULTING SH.P.K. Artila Rama BOGA & ASSOCIATES Loriana Robo KALO & ASSOCIATES Anisa Rrumbullaku KALO & ASSOCIATES Ergis Sefa ERG, LLC Enkelejd Seitllari KALO & ASSOCIATES Ardjana Shehi KALO & ASSOCIATES Gentian Sinani A&B BUSINESS CONSULTING Majlinda Sulstarova TONUCCI & PARTNERS Besa Tauzi BOGA & ASSOCIATES

Mohammed Salim Azzouz CABINET D’AUDIT AZZOUZ, CORRESPONDENT OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL Khodja Bachir SNC KHODJA & CO. Hassan Djamel Belloula CABINET BELLOULA Nabil Belloula CABINET BELLOULA Tayeb Belloula CABINET BELLOULA Adnane Bouchaib BOUCHAIB LAW FIRM Bouchali NOTARY BOUCHALI Amine Bouhaddi ENTREPRISE BOUHADDI Said Dib BANQUE D’ALGÉRIE Arezki Djadour GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Brahim Embouazza MCDCONSULTING Halim Faidi STUDIO A Nicolas Granier LANDWELL & ASSOCIÉS Mohamed El-Amine Haddad CABINET AVOCAT AMINE HADDAD Sakina Haddad CRÉDIT POPULAIRE D’ALGERIE Samir Hamouda CABINET D’AVOCATS SAMIR HAMOUDA Imendassen NOTARY IMENDASSEN Nabila Kerri PALATINE INTERNATIONAL SERVICES Goussanem Khaled LAW FIRM GOUSSANEM & ALOUI

Paul Tobin PWC BULGARIA

Samy Laghouati GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Ketrin Topçiu BOZO & ASSOCIATES LAW FIRM

Mohamed Lanouar LEFÈVRE PELLETIER & ASSOCIÉS

Ened Topi BOGA & ASSOCIATES

Karine Lasne LANDWELL & ASSOCIÉS

Fioralba Trebicka HOXHA, MEMI & HOXHA

Vincent Lunel LEFÈVRE PELLETIER & ASSOCIÉS

Alketa Uruçi BOGA & ASSOCIATES

Ahmed Mekerba GHELLAL & MEKERBA

Gerhard Velaj BOGA & ASSOCIATES

Tahar Melakhessou NOTAIRE MELAKHESSOU

Silva Velaj BOGA & ASSOCIATES

Narimane Naas GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Aspasi Xhori CEZ SHPERNDARJE SH.A Selena Ymeri HOXHA, MEMI & HOXHA Enida Zeneli BOZO & ASSOCIATES LAW FIRM

ALGERIA Chaﬁka Abdat CABINET D’AVOCATS SAMIR HAMOUDA

Hassane Nait Ibrahim UNIVERSAL TRANSIT Fares Ouzegdouh BÉJAIA MEDITERRANEAN TERMINAL Aloui Salima LAW FIRM GOUSSANEM & ALOUI Mourad Seghir GHELLAL & MEKERBA Benabid Mohammed Tahar CABINET MOHAMMED TAHAR BENABID

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Nabiha Zerigui CABINET D’AVOCATS SAMIR HAMOUDA

ANGOLA BANCO NACIONAL DE ANGOLA EDEL-EP F. CASTELO BRANCO & ASSOCIADOS José Rodrigues Alentejo CÂMARA DE COMÉRCIO E INDÚSTRIA DE ANGOLA Sika Awoonor GLOBAL CHOICE SERVICES LLC Fernando Barros PWC ANGOLA Alain Brachet SDV LOGISTICS Pedro Calixto PWC ANGOLA Anacleta Cipriano FBL ADVOGADOS Patricia Dias AVM ADVOGADOS Lourdes Caposso Fernandes LOURDES CAPOSSO FERNANDES & ASSOCIADOS

Joy Dublin JAMES & ASSOCIATES Vernon Edwards Jr. FREIGHT FORWARDING & DECONSOLIDATING Gilbert Findlay KPMG Ann Henry HENRY & BURNETTE Cecile Hill LAND REGISTRY Sherelyn Hughes Thomas ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA INVESTMENT AUTHORITY Alfred McKelly James JAMES & ASSOCIATES Lisa M. John Weste THOMAS, JOHN & CO. Hugh C. Marshall MARSHALL & CO. Girvan Pigott ANTIGUA PUBLIC UTILITY AUTHORITY Marsha Prince-Thomas PWC ANTIGUA Septimus A. Rhudd RHUDD & ASSOCIATES

Sónia Neto Foreid AVM ADVOGADOS

Andrea Roberts ROBERTS & CO.

Victor Leonel ORDEM DOS ARQUITECTOS

Lesroy Samuel INTERNAL REVENUE DEPARTMENT

Paulette Lopes FBL ADVOGADOS

Lestroy Samuel ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA INVESTMENT AUTHORITY

Teresinha Lopes FBL ADVOGADOS Joaquim Mahando AVM ADVOGADOS Manuel Malufuene ORDEM DOS ARQUITECTOS Vítor Marques da Cruz FCB&A IN ASSOCIATION WITH EDUARDO VERA-CRUZ ADVOGADOS

Cathrona Samuel ANTIGUA PUBLIC UTILITY AUTHORITY

Ignacio Fernández Borzese LUNA REQUENA & FERNÁNDEZ BORZESE TAX LAW FIRM Mariano Bourdieu SEVERGNINI ROBIOLA GRINBERG & LARRECHEA Nicolás Bühler HOPE, DUGGAN & SILVA Luis Bullrich NICHOLSON Y CANO ABOGADOS Iván Burín ZANG, BERGEL & VIÑES ABOGADOS Adriana Estefanía Camaño CANOSA ABOGADOS Javier Canosa CANOSA ABOGADOS Federico Carenzo LEONHARDT, DIETL, GRAF & VON DER FECHT Mariano E. Carricart FORNIELES LAW FIRM Gustavo Casir QUATTRINI, LAPRIDA & ASOCIADOS

Celeste Cicania ALLONCA ESQUIVEL ABOGADOS. LEGAL & BUSINESS CONSULTING

Leonardo Damián Diaz PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS JURÍDICO FISCAL S.R.L

Dolores Aispuru PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS JURÍDICO FISCAL S.R.L

Pablo Mastromarino ESTUDIO BECCAR VARELA Soledad Matteozzi ALFARO ABOGADOS Pedro Mazer ALFARO ABOGADOS Julian Melis CANDIOTI GATTO BICAIN & OCANTOS José Oscar Mira CENTRAL BANK OF ARGENTINA Jorge Miranda CLIPPERS S.A.

Joaquín Eppens MURRAY, D´ANDRÉ & SIRITO DE ZAVALÍA

Mariana Morelli ALFARO ABOGADOS

María Florencia Angélico CANOSA ABOGADOS

Juan M. Espeso JEBSEN & CO.

Natalia Artmann ALFARO ABOGADOS

Diego Etchepare PWC ARGENTINA

Natalia Virginia Muller DE DIOS & GOYENA ABOGADOS CONSULTORES

Vanesa Balda VITALE, MANOFF & FEILBOGEN

Domingo Fernandez y Rajo FERNANDEZ Y RAJO Y ASOCIADOS

Federico Martín Basile M. & M. BOMCHIL

Diego M. Fissore G. BREUER

Néstor J. Belgrano M. & M. BOMCHIL

Alejandro D. Fiuza MARVAL, O’FARRELL & MAIRAL, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Pilar Etcheverry Boneo MARVAL, O’FARRELL & MAIRAL, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Pablo Murray FIORITO MURRAY & DIAZ CORDERO Miguel P. Murray MURRAY, D´ANDRÉ & SIRITO DE ZAVALÍA Isabel Muscolo QUATTRINI, LAPRIDA & ASOCIADOS Damián Mauricio Najenson ESTUDIO SPOTA

Nicolás Fossatti SEVERGNINI ROBIOLA GRINBERG & LARRECHEA

Ingrid Nardelli ALLONCA ESQUIVEL ABOGADOS. LEGAL & BUSINESS CONSULTING

Victoria Funes M. & M. BOMCHIL

Alfredo Miguel O’Farrell MARVAL, O’FARRELL & MAIRAL, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Ignacio Funes de Rioja FUNES DE RIOJA & ASOCIADOS, MEMBER OF IUS LABORIS

Sebastián Rodrigo ALFARO ABOGADOS Ignacio Rodriguez PWC ARGENTINA Mariana Sanchez QUATTRINI, LAPRIDA & ASOCIADOS Jorge Sanchez Diaz ECOBAMBOO S.A.

Rodrigo Solá Torino MARVAL, O’FARRELL & MAIRAL, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Lisandro A. Allende BRONS & SALAS ABOGADOS

Sebastián Bittner JEBSEN & CO.

Flavia Ríos J.P. O’FARRELL ABOGADOS

Dolores Madueño JEBSEN & CO.

Enrique Monsegur CLIPPERS S.A.

Gabriela Bindi ZANG, BERGEL & VIÑES ABOGADOS

Federico José Reibestein REIBESTEIN ASOCIADOS

Esteban Aguirre Saravia LUNA REQUENA & FERNÁNDEZ BORZESE TAX LAW FIRM

Andrés Edelstein PWC ARGENTINA

Nicolás Belgrano M. & M. BOMCHIL

Juan Manuel Quintana ZANG, BERGEL & VIÑES ABOGADOS

Alvaro Luna Requena LUNA REQUENA & FERNÁNDEZ BORZESE TAX LAW FIRM

Patricio Martin M. & M. BOMCHIL

Fernando Aguinaga ZANG, BERGEL & VIÑES ABOGADOS

Brian D’Ornellas OBM INTERNATIONAL, ANTIGUA LTD.

Martín Jebsen JEBSEN & CO.

Valeria D’Alessandro MARVAL, O’FARRELL & MAIRAL, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

María Victoria Abudara M. & M. BOMCHIL

Terence Dornellas CONSOLIDATED MARITIME SERVICES

Daniel Intile DANIEL INTILE & ASSOC., MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL

Denzil Solomon DEVELOPMENT CONTROL AUTHORITY

Oscar Alberto del Río CENTRAL BANK OF ARGENTINA

Nicolette Doherty NICOLETTE M. DOHERTY ATTORNEY AT LAW AND NOTARY PUBLIC

Sandra S. Guillan DE DIOS & GOYENA ABOGADOS CONSULTORES

Rodrigo Marchan META

ARGENTINA

Neil Coates PWC ANTIGUA

Julio Alberto Pueyrredón PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS JURÍDICO FISCAL S.R.L

Roberto H. Crouzel ESTUDIO BECCAR VARELA

Laurinda Prazeres Cardoso FBL ADVOGADOS

Ricki Camacho ANTIGUA & BARBUDA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & COMMERCE (ABIPCO)

Eduardo Guglielmini

Patricia Simon-Forde CHAMBERS PATRICIA SIMON-FORDE

Ángeles del Prado ZANG, BERGEL & VIÑES ABOGADOS

Luis Ponsati J.P. O’FARRELL ABOGADOS José Miguel Puccinelli ESTUDIO BECCAR VARELA

Guadalupe Cores QUATTRINI, LAPRIDA & ASOCIADOS

Nicolás de Ezcurra ESTUDIO BECCAR VARELA

Juan Pedro Pomes HOPE, DUGGAN & SILVA

Matías Grinberg SEVERGNINI ROBIOLA GRINBERG & LARRECHEA

Sharon Simmons LAND REGISTRY

Carola Del Rio SEVERGNINI ROBIOLA GRINBERG & LARRECHEA

Vernon Bird SURVEY DEPARTMENT (MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, LANDS, HOUSING & THE ENVIRONMENT)

Laura González QUATTRINI, LAPRIDA & ASOCIADOS

Bastiana Locurscio RATTAGAN, MACCHIAVELLO AROCENA & PEÑA ROBIROSA ABOGADOS

Charles Walwyn PWC ANTIGUA

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA CLARKE & CLARKE

Javier Martín Petrantonio M. & M. BOMCHIL

Pablo L. Cavallaro ESTUDIO CAVALLARO ABOGADOS

Eduardo Paiva PWC ANGOLA

Filomena Victor ERN ADVOGADOS

María Soledad Gonzalez MARVAL, O’FARRELL & MAIRAL, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Luciano Cativa LUNA REQUENA & FERNÁNDEZ BORZESE TAX LAW FIRM

Cherissa Thomas ANTIGUA & BARBUDA BAR ASSOCIATION

António Vicente Marques AVM ADVOGADOS

Angel Pereira MARVAL, O’FARRELL & MAIRAL, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Ernesto Leconte MARVAL, O’FARRELL & MAIRAL, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Sofia Oliveira FBL ADVOGADOS

N’Gunu Tiny CFRA ADVOGADOS ASSOCIADOS

Javier M. Gattó Bicain CANDIOTI GATTO BICAIN & OCANTOS

Santiago Laclau MARVAL, O’FARRELL & MAIRAL, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Arthur Thomas THOMAS, JOHN & CO.

Cristina Teixeira PWC ANGOLA

Guillermo Pavan BRONS & SALAS ABOGADOS

Agustín Castro Bravo ESTUDIO BECCAR VARELA

Luis Miguel Nunes AVM ADVOGADOS

Elisa Rangel Nunes ERN ADVOGADOS

Martín Gastaldi ESTUDIO BECCAR VARELA

Gonzalo Oliva Beltran RATTAGAN, MACCHIAVELLO AROCENA & PEÑA ROBIROSA ABOGADOS

Pablo Staszewski STASZEWSKI & ASOC. Maria Alejandra Stefanich MARVAL, O’FARRELL & MAIRAL, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Javier Tarasido SEVERGNINI ROBIOLA GRINBERG & LARRECHEA Adolfo Tombolini DANIEL INTILE & ASSOC., MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL Martín Torres Girotti M. & M. BOMCHIL Marcelo Torterola QUATTRINI, LAPRIDA & ASOCIADOS María Paola Trigiani ALFARO ABOGADOS Susana Urresti EDESUR ELECTRICIDAD DISTRIBUIDORA SUR S.A. Emilio Beccar Varela ESTUDIO BECCAR VARELA Gustavo Vayo HOPE, DUGGAN & SILVA Hernan Verly ALFARO ABOGADOS Paz Villamil RATTAGAN, MACCHIAVELLO AROCENA & PEÑA ROBIROSA ABOGADOS Eduardo J. Viñales FUNES DE RIOJA & ASOCIADOS, MEMBER OF IUS LABORIS Silvana Wasersztrom ZANG, BERGEL & VIÑES ABOGADOS Saúl Zang ZANG, BERGEL & VIÑES ABOGADOS Joaquín Emilio Zappa J.P. O’FARRELL ABOGADOS Carlos Zima PWC ARGENTINA

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

ARMENIA CENTRAL BANK OF ARMENIA

Hasmik Harutyunyan PARADIGMA ARMENIA CJSC

ELECTRIC NETWORKS OF ARMENIA

Davit Harutyunyan PWC ARMENIA

PUBLIC SERVICES REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ARMENIA Mher Abrahamyan CENTRAL BANK OF ARMENIA Armen Alaverdyan STATE REVENUE COMMITTEE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA Sevak Alexanian INVESTMENT LAW GROUP LLC Artak Arzoyan ACRA CREDIT BUREAU Sedrak Asatryan CONCERN-DIALOG LAW FIRM Musayan Ashot STATE COMMITTEE OF THE REAL PROPERTY CADASTRE Eduard Avetisyan KPMG Inessa Avzhiyan GLOBAL SPC Sayad S. Badalyan INVESTMENT LAW GROUP LLC Karapet Badalyan PRUDENCE LEGAL Seda Baghdasaryan GLOBAL SPC Anna Baghdasaryan TER-TACHATYAN LEGAL AND BUSINESS CONSULTING

Isabella Hovhannisyan INVESTMENT LAW GROUP LLC Davit Iskandarian HSBC BANK Paruyr Jangulyan MINISTRY OF ECONOMY OF ARMENIA Artashes F. Kakoyan INVESTMENT LAW GROUP LLC Vahe G. Kakoyan INVESTMENT LAW GROUP LLC Arshak Karapetyan INVESTMENT LAW GROUP LLC Karen Khachaturyan STATE COMMITTEE OF THE REAL PROPERTY CADASTRE Karen Martirosyan AMERIA CJSC Lilit Martirosyan HOVNANIAN INTERNATIONAL LTD. Lilit Matevosya PWC ARMENIA Armen Melkumyan PRUDENCE LEGAL Gurgen Migranovich Minasyan UNION OF BUILDERS OF ARMENIA Armen Mkoyan ELITE GROUP Edward Mouradian PRUDENCE CJSC

Vardan Bezhanyan LAW FACULTY, YEREVAN STATE UNIVERSITY

Vahe Movsisyan INVESTMENT LAW GROUP LLC

Hovhannes Burmanyan CORPORATE INTEGRAL SOLUTIONS LLC

Rajiv Nagri GLOBALINK LOGISTICS GROUP

Peter Burnie PWC KAZAKHSTAN

Nerses Nersisyan PWC ARMENIA

Vahe Chibukhchyan MINISTRY OF ECONOMY OF ARMENIA

Marianna Nikoghosyan GLOBAL SPC

Andrew Coxshall KPMG

Karen Petrosyan INVESTMENT LAW GROUP LLC

Vahe Danielyan MINISTRY OF ECONOMY OF ARMENIA

Vahe Petrosyan LOGICON DEVELOPMENT LLC

Kristina Dudukchyan KPMG

Anahit Petrosyan PARADIGMA ARMENIA CJSC

Aikanush Edigaryan TRANS-ALLIANCE

Naira Petrosyan PARADIGMA ARMENIA CJSC

Shoghik Gharibyan KPMG

Apetnak Poghosyan CORPORATE INTEGRAL SOLUTIONS LLC

Vahe Ghavalyan PARADIGMA ARMENIA CJSC

Aram Poghosyan GRANT THORNTON LLP

Hayk Ghazazyan KPMG

Artak Poghosyan MINISTRY OF ECONOMY OF ARMENIA

Suren Gomtsyan CONCERN-DIALOG LAW FIRM

Arman Porsughyan AMERIA CJSC

Armen Ter-Tachatyan TER-TACHATYAN LEGAL AND BUSINESS CONSULTING Lilit Tunyan “FINCA” UNIVERSAL CREDIT ORGANIZATION CJSC Artur Tunyan JUDICIAL REFORM PROJECT Araik Vardanyan CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA Tserun Voskanyan ELECTRIC NETWORKS OF ARMENIA Liana Yordanyan TER-TACHATYAN LEGAL AND BUSINESS CONSULTING Anush Zadoyan GLOBAL SPC Samuel Zakarian GLOBAL SPC Karen Zakaryan THE NASDAQ OMX GROUP ARMENIA Robert Zakharyan TER-TACHATYAN LEGAL AND BUSINESS CONSULTING Arman Zargaryan STATE REVENUE COMMITTEE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

AUSTRALIA ALLEN & OVERY

Doug Jones CLAYTON UTZ, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Morgan Kelly FERRIER HODGSON LIMITED Sanjay Kinger AMERINDE CONSOLIDATED, INC. Przemek Kucharski ALLENS ARTHUR ROBINSON Peter Leonard GILBERT TOBIN John Lobban BLAKE DAWSON John Martin THOMSON PLAYFORD Mitchell Mathas Nathan Mattock MARQUE LAWYERS Kylie McPherson MARQUE LAWYERS Stephanie Newton PWC AUSTRALIA

Kylie Parker LOGICCA CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

Matthew Allison VEDA ADVANTAGE

Meredith Paynter MALLESONS STEPHEN JACQUES

Ameet Awasthi AMERINDE CONSOLIDATED, INC.

Mark Pistilli CHANG, PISTILLI & SIMMONS

Rasa Baranauskaite AMERINDE CONSOLIDATED, INC.

Michael Quinlan ALLENS ARTHUR ROBINSON

Lynda Brumm PWC AUSTRALIA

John Reid OFFICE OF STATE REVENUE, NSW TREASURY

David Buda RBHM COMMERCIAL LAWYERS

Mitch Riley ALLENS ARTHUR ROBINSON

Alexander Brezman BINDER GRÖSSWANG RECHTSANWÄLTE GMBH Doris Buxbaum HEGER & PARTNER Werner Christlbauer COLUMBUS CARGO INTERNATIONAL SPEDITION GMBH Martin Eckel E|N|W|C NATLACEN WALDERDORFF CANCOLA RECHTSANWÄLTE GMBH Agnes Eigner BRANDSTETTER PRITZ & PARTNER Tibor Fabian BINDER GRÖSSWANG RECHTSANWÄLTE GMBH Julian Feichtinger CHSH CERHA HEMPEL SPIEGELFELD HLAWATI Ferdinand Graf GRAF & PITKOWITZ RECHTSANWÄLTE GMBH Herbert Greinecker PWC AUSTRIA Andreas Hable BINDER GRÖSSWANG RECHTSANWÄLTE GMBH Friedrich Helml SAXINGER, CHALUPSKY, WEBER & PARTNERS Herbert Herzig AUSTRIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Meinrad Meinrad HÖfferer CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF CARINTHIA Alexander Hofmann RA DR. ALEXANDER HOFMANN, LL.M. Alexander Isola GRAF & PITKOWITZ RECHTSANWÄLTE GMBH Rudolf Kaindl KOEHLER, KAINDL, DUERR & PARTNER, CIVIL LAW NOTARIES Susanne Kappel KUNZ SCHIMA WALLENTIN RECHTSANWÄLTE OG, MEMBER OF IUS LABORIS

Louise Rumble MARQUE LAWYERS

Alexander Klauser BRAUNEIS KLAUSER PRÄNDL RECHTSANWÄLTE GMBH

Tim Short GILBERT TOBIN

Ulrike Koller PWC AUSTRIA

Mattew Speirs PWC AUSTRALIA

Rudolf Krickl PWC AUSTRIA

Vanessa Coffey MALLESONS STEPHEN JACQUES

Amy Spira ALLENS ARTHUR ROBINSON

Peter Madl SCHOENHERR

Rachel Cornes BLAKE DAWSON

Damian Sturzaker MARQUE LAWYERS

Patrick Mandl BPV HÜGEL RECHTSANWÄLTE OG

Tim Cox PWC AUSTRALIA

Nick Thomas CLAYTON UTZ, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Elena Martino LIMAR CONSULTING GMBH

Simon Truskett CLAYTON UTZ, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Tanja Melber GRAF & PITKOWITZ RECHTSANWÄLTE GMBH

Joe Catanzariti CLAYTON UTZ, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Fiona Chung ALLENS ARTHUR ROBINSON Gaibrielle Cleary GOULD RALPH PTY. LTD., MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL

Andranik Grigoryan CENTRAL BANK OF ARMENIA

David Sargsyan AMERIA CJSC

Anne Davis CLAYTON UTZ, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Sargis Grigoryan GPARTNERS

Ruben Shahmuradyan R&V COMFORT

Armine Grigoryan STATE COMMITTEE OF THE REAL PROPERTY CADASTRE

Nelly Stepanyan PARADIGMA ARMENIA CJSC

Monica Harutyunyan HSBC BANK

Stephen Jauncey HENRY DAVIS YORK

Zeallie Ainsworth CHANG, PISTILLI & SIMMONS

Mark Dalby OFFICE OF STATE REVENUE, NSW TREASURY

Armine Hakobyan GLOBAL SPC

Ian Humphreys BLAKE DAWSON

FAYMAN INTERNATIONAL PTY. LTD.

Gagik Sahakyan AMERIA CJSC

Sargis H. Martirosyan TRANS-ALLIANCE

Eva Hucker BAKER & MCKENZIE

Maria Nicolof GILBERT TOBIN

Tigran Grigoryan AMERIA CJSC

Narek Grigoryan STATE COMMITTEE OF THE REAL PROPERTY CADASTRE

Erica Henshilwood MARQUE LAWYERS

Jenny Davis ENERGYAUSTRALIA Ian Farmer PWC AUSTRALIA

David Twigg ENERGYAUSTRALIA Craig Weston W. T. EXPORTERS Andrew Wheeler PWC AUSTRALIA Katarina Zlatar GILBERT TOBIN

Wolfgang Messeritsch NATIONAL BANK OF AUSTRIA Elke Napokoj BPV HÜGEL RECHTSANWÄLTE OG Michael Podesser PWC AUSTRIA

Aleqsey Suqoyan COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

Joan Fitzhenry BAKER & MCKENZIE

Hakob Tadevosyan GRANT THORNTON LLP

Helen Foy MARQUE LAWYERS

AUSTRIA AUSTRIAN REGULATORY AUTHORITY

Altaf Tapia PWC GEORGIA

Martina Raczova GRAF & PITKOWITZ RECHTSANWÄLTE GMBH

Mike Gooley MCKENZIE GROUP

Arsen Tavadyan TER-TACHATYAN LEGAL AND BUSINESS CONSULTING

Owen Hayford CLAYTON UTZ, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Clemens Baerenthaler DLA PIPER WEISS-TESSBACH RECHTSANWÄLTE GMBH

Gottfried Schellmann BRAUNEIS KLAUSER PRÄNDL RECHTSANWÄLTE GMBH

Georg Brandstetter BRANDSTETTER PRITZ & PARTNER

Georg Schima KUNZ SCHIMA WALLENTIN RECHTSANWÄLTE OG, MEMBER OF IUS LABORIS

Jason Henniker ENERGYAUSTRALIA

Barbara Pogacar

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Stephan Schmalzl GRAF & PITKOWITZ RECHTSANWÄLTE GMBH Ernst Schmidt HALPERN & PRINZ Christian Schuppich CHSH CERHA HEMPEL SPIEGELFELD HLAWATI Franz Schwarzinger REVISIONSTREUHAND, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL Benedikt Spiegelfeld CHSH CERHA HEMPEL SPIEGELFELD HLAWATI Felix Steinlechner TECHNISCHES BÜRO FILOS Alexander Teutsch GRAF & PITKOWITZ RECHTSANWÄLTE GMBH

Nigar Hajiyeva BAKER & MCKENZIE - CIS, LIMITED

Tara Cooper Burnside HIGGS & JOHNSON

Faig Huseynov UNIBANK

Erica Culmer-Curry PWC BAHAMAS

Ruhiyya Isayeva SALANS

Makeba Darville LENNOX PATON

Delara Israﬁlova BM INTERNATIONAL LLC

Surinder Deal HIGGS & JOHNSON

Vagif Karimli BAKER & MCKENZIE - CIS, LIMITED Gunduz Karimov BAKER & MCKENZIE - CIS, LIMITED Natik Mamedov BAKER & MCKENZIE Kamal Mamedzade SALANS Javanshir Mammadov GRATA LAW FIRM

Wolfgang Tichy SCHOENHERR

Kamil Mammadov MAMMADOV & PARTNERS LAW FIRM

Thomas Trettnak CHSH CERHA HEMPEL SPIEGELFELD HLAWATI

Faiq S. Manafov UNIBANK

Christoph Twaroch TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY VIENNA Alexandra Vacek KSV 1870 Birgit Vogt-Majarek KUNZ SCHIMA WALLENTIN RECHTSANWÄLTE OG, MEMBER OF IUS LABORIS Gerhard Wagner KSV 1870 Anton Zeilinger MINISTRY OF FINANCE

AZERBAIJAN ERNST & YOUNG Sabit Abdullayev OMNI LAW FIRM Aliagha Akhundov BAKER & MCKENZIE - CIS, LIMITED Rashid Aliyev BAKER & MCKENZIE - CIS, LIMITED Elnur Aliyev BHM BAKU LAW CENTRE LLC Aykhan Asadov BAKER & MCKENZIE - CIS, LIMITED Anar Baghirov BHM BAKU LAW CENTRE LLC

Daniel Matthews BAKER & MCKENZIE - CIS, LIMITED Aysu Memmedova MINISTRY OF TAXES Farhad Mirzayev BM INTERNATIONAL LLC Ruslan Mukhtarov BM INTERNATIONAL LLC Rauf Namazov MINISTRY OF TAXES Movlan Pashayev PWC AZERBAIJAN Naida Sadigova SALANS Leyla Safarova BAKER & MCKENZIE - CIS, LIMITED Mustafa Salamov BM INTERNATIONAL LLC Vakhid Saparov GRATA LAW FIRM Emma Silyayeva SALANS Yekaterina V. Kim MICHAEL WILSON & PARTNERS LTD. Matlab Valiyev PWC AZERBAIJAN

Samir Balayev UNIBANK

Kamil Valiyev STATE OIL COMPANY OF AZERBAIJAN REPUBLIC

Johanna Cronin BHM BAKU LAW CENTRE LLC

Ilkin Veliyev MINISTRY OF TAXES

Zaur Fatizadeh MINISTRY OF TAXES

Murad Yahyayev UNIBANK

Rashad Gafarov PANALPINA CENTRAL ASIA EC BLACK AND CASPIAN SEA AREA

Mahmud Yusiﬂi BAKER & MCKENZIE - CIS, LIMITED

Sevil Gasimova BAKER & MCKENZIE - CIS, LIMITED Fidan Gayibova BM INTERNATIONAL LLC Rizvan Gubiyev PWC AZERBAIJAN Abbas Guliyev BAKER & MCKENZIE - CIS, LIMITED Arif Guliyev PWC AZERBAIJAN Gulnar Gurbanova BHM BAKU LAW CENTRE LLC Elchin Habibov NATIONAL BANK OF AZERBAIJAN Samir Hadjiyev MICHAEL WILSON & PARTNERS LTD.

Ulvia Zeynalova-Bockin SALANS Nazim Ziyadov OMNI LAW FIRM

BAHAMAS, THE GRAHAM, THOMPSON & CO. SUPREME COURT OF FREEPORT David F. Allen BAHAMAS LAW CHAMBERS Kevin Basden BAHAMAS ELECTRICITY CORPORATION Lisa Bostwick BOSTWICK AND BOSTWICK Rodney W. Braynen DESIGN HÄUS Jilian Chase-Johnson HIGGS & JOHNSON

Craig G. Delancy THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS, MINISTRY OF WORKS & TRANSPORT John Delaney HIGGS & JOHNSON Amos J. Ferguson Jr. FERGUSON ASSOCIATES & PLANNERS Wendy Forsythe IMPORT EXPORT BROKERS LTD. Vann P. Gaitor HIGGS & JOHNSON Audley Hanna, Jr HIGGS & JOHNSON Portia Nicholson HIGGS & JOHNSON Michael L. Paton LENNOX PATON Castino D. Sands LENNOX PATON Kevin Seymour PWC BAHAMAS Everette B. Sweeting BAHAMAS ELECTRICITY CORPORATION Debi Williams WILLIAMS LAW CHAMBERS

BAHRAIN AGILITY LOGISTICS ELECTRICITY & WATER AUTHORITY ERNST & YOUNG Noora Abdulla QAYS H. ZU’BI ATTORNEYS & LEGAL CONSULTANTS Najma AbdulRedha Hassan MINISTRY OF MUNICIPALITIES & AGRICULTURE AFFAIRS. MUNICIPAL ONE STOP SHOP Amel Al Aseeri ZEENAT AL MANSOORI & ASSOCIATES Faten Al Haddad TALAL ABU-GHAZALEH LEGAL (TAG-LEGAL) Zeenat Al Mansoori ZEENAT AL MANSOORI & ASSOCIATES

Seema Isa Al-Thawadi MINISTRY OF MUNICIPALITIES & AGRICULTURE AFFAIRS. MUNICIPAL ONE STOP SHOP Jawad Habib Jawad BDO JAWAD HABIB

Moin Ghani DR. KAMAL HOSSAIN & ASSOCIATES K M A Halim UPRIGHT TEXTILE SUPPORTS Aneek Haque HAQUE & ASSOCIATES

Ebrahim Karolia PWC BAHRAIN

Kamal Hossain

Ming Huey Lim PWC BAHRAIN

Abdul Hye BANK OF BANGLADESH

Saifuddin Mahmood HASSAN RADHI & ASSOCIATES

Arif Imtiaz FM ASSOCIATES

Mohammed Mirza Abdul Hussain MINISTRY OF MUNICIPALITIES & AGRICULTURE AFFAIRS. MUNICIPAL ONE STOP SHOP

Amir-Ul Islam AMIR & AMIR LAW ASSOCIATES, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Eman Omar QAYS H. ZU’BI ATTORNEYS & LEGAL CONSULTANTS Hassan Ali Radhi HASSAN RADHI & ASSOCIATES Najib Saade ASAR – AL RUWAYEH & PARTNERS Mohamed Salahuddin MOHAMED SALAHUDDIN CONSULTING ENGINEERING BUREAU Thamer Salahuddin MOHAMED SALAHUDDIN CONSULTING ENGINEERING BUREAU Hamza Saleem QAYS H. ZU’BI ATTORNEYS & LEGAL CONSULTANTS Ali Asghar Sheikh ASAR – AL RUWAYEH & PARTNERS

Seema Karim AMIR & AMIR LAW ASSOCIATES, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Sohel Kasem A. QASEM & CO. Asif Khan A. QASEM & CO. Amina Khatoon DOULAH & DOULAH ADVOCATES Shahjahan Mia DHAKA ELECTRICITY SUPPLY COMPANY LTD. (DESCO) Nahid Monjur AMIR & AMIR LAW ASSOCIATES, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Eva Quasem AMIR & AMIR LAW ASSOCIATES, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Judith Tosh NORTON ROSE

Ahmedur Rahim REGISTRAR, JOINT STOCK COMPANIES & FIRMS

Hatim S. Zu’bi HATIM S. ZU’BI & PARTNERS

Al Amin Rahman FM ASSOCIATES

BANGLADESH MULTI TRADE Md. Abdul Maleque Mian Abdullah BANK OF BANGLADESH Zainul Abedin A. QASEM & CO. Ishrat Ahmed AMIR & AMIR LAW ASSOCIATES, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Sahahuddin Ahmed DR. KAMAL HOSSAIN & ASSOCIATES Afrin Akhter A. QASEM & CO.

Habibur Rahman THE LAW COUNSEL Nazmul Hasan Serneabat PROTEX INTERNATIONAL Imran Siddiq THE LAW COUNSEL Shahriar Syeed V-TEAC FASHION PVT LTD. Sabrina Zarin AL AMIN SABRINA & ASSOCIATES

BELARUS MINSK CABLE (ELECTRICAL) NETWORK NADEZNYI KONTAKT

Sharmin Akter AMIR & AMIR LAW ASSOCIATES, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Tatiana Aleksnina CHSH CERHA HEMPEL SPIEGELFELD HLAWATI

Tanjib-ul Alam DR. KAMAL HOSSAIN & ASSOCIATES

Alexey Anischenko SORAINEN & PARTNERS FLLC

Md. Shaﬁul Alam THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LTD.

Aleksandr Anisovitch PROMAUDIT

MD. Nurul Amin DEVELOPMENT CONSTRUCTIONS LTD.

Aleksander V. Antushevich NATIONAL BANK OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS

Mehedy Amin DEVELOPMENT CONSTRUCTIONS LTD.

Kiryl Apanasevich VLASOVA MIKHEL & PARTNERS

Shaji Alukkal PANALPINA WORLD TRANSPORT LLP

Saady Amin DEVELOPMENT CONSTRUCTIONS LTD.

Dmitry Arkhipenko REVERA CONSULTING GROUP

Michael Durgavich ASAR – AL RUWAYEH & PARTNERS

Jennifer Ashraf FM ASSOCIATES

Vladimir G. Biruk CAPITAL GROUP

Simon Green NORTON ROSE

Noorul Azhar AZHAR & ASSOCIATES

Denis Bogdanov REVERA CONSULTING GROUP

Qays H. Zu’bi QAYS H. ZU’BI ATTORNEYS & LEGAL CONSULTANTS

Sharif Bhuiyan DR. KAMAL HOSSAIN & ASSOCIATES

Dmitry Bokhan BUSINESSCONSULT LAW FIRM

Badrud Doulah DOULAH & DOULAH ADVOCATES

Elena Bortnovskaya REVERA CONSULTING GROUP

Nasirud Doulah DOULAH & DOULAH ADVOCATES

Alexander Botian BOROVTSOV & SALEI LAW OFFICES

Shamsud Doulah DOULAH & DOULAH ADVOCATES

Alexey Daryin REVERA CONSULTING GROUP

Reem Al Rayes ZEENAT AL MANSOORI & ASSOCIATES Raju Alagarsamy HASSAN RADHI & ASSOCIATES Ebtihal Al-Hashimi MINISTRY OF MUNICIPALITIES & AGRICULTURE AFFAIRS. MUNICIPAL ONE STOP SHOP Haider Alnoaimi MOHAMED SALAHUDDIN CONSULTING ENGINEERING BUREAU

Hessa Hussain THE BENEFIT COMPANY

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Sergey Dubovik NATIONAL BANK OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS Marina Dymovich BOROVTSOV & SALEI LAW OFFICES Andrej Ermolenko VLASOVA MIKHEL & PARTNERS Kirill Golovko REVERA CONSULTING GROUP Oleg Gvozd PWC BELARUS Elena Hmeleva BUSINESSCONSULT LAW FIRM Antonina Ivanova LAW FIRM DICSA Elena Kagarlitskaya LAW FIRM SHERSTNEV AND PARTNERS LTD. Marina Kalinovskaya JURZNAK LAW FIRM LLC Uljana Karpekina REVERA CONSULTING GROUP Michael Karpuk REVERA CONSULTING GROUP Dmitry Khalimonchyk JURZNAK LAW FIRM LLC Maria Khomenko PWC BELARUS Alexander Khrapoutski STEPANOVSKI, PAPAKUL AND PARTNERS LTD. Alexander Kirilenko AGENCY OF TERNAROUND TECHNOLOGIES Nina Knyazeva BUSINESSCONSULT LAW FIRM Irina Koikova LAW FIRM DICSA Oksana Kotel REVERA CONSULTING GROUP Dmitry Kovalchik STEPANOVSKI, PAPAKUL AND PARTNERS LTD. Mikhail Kozlov ASSTRA WEISSRUSSLAND LTD. Kristina Kriščiūnaitė PWC LITHUANIA Ronaldas Kubilius PWC LITHUANIA Olga Kuchinskaya VLASOVA MIKHEL & PARTNERS Vladimir Kukuruzin CHSH CERHA HEMPEL SPIEGELFELD HLAWATI Elena Kulchitskaya ASSTRA WEISSRUSSLAND LTD. Egidijus Kundelis PWC LITHUANIA Tatsiana Kuushynava REVERA CONSULTING GROUP Sergei Makarchuk CHSH CERHA HEMPEL SPIEGELFELD HLAWATI Olga Mankevich JURZNAK LAW FIRM LLC Mikalai Markounik VLASOVA MIKHEL & PARTNERS Dmitry Matveyev LAW GROUP ARGUMENT Konstantin Mikhel VLASOVA MIKHEL & PARTNERS Aleksandr Mironichenko MINISTRY OF ECONOMY OF REPUBLIC OF BELARUS Dmitry Montik INDIVIDUAL ENTREPRENEUR Helen Mourashko REVERA CONSULTING GROUP Valiantsina Neizvestnaya AUDIT AND CONSULTING LTD., BELARUS

Sergei Oditsov PWC BELARUS

Yves Brosens DLA PIPER UK LLP

Bart Van Rossum B.T.V.

Saidi Vaccaro ARGUELLES & COMPANY LLC

Yulia Ovseichyk REVERA CONSULTING GROUP

Tim Carnewal NOTAIRES ASSOCIÉS CVBA/SCRL

Sibylle Vandenberghe PWC BELGIUM

C. Phillip Waight WAIGHT & ASSOCIATES

Sergey Pinchuk LAWYER

Adriaan Dauwe ALTIUS

Grégory Vandenbussche AREN ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS SPRL

Ryan Wrobel WROBEL & CO., ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW

Antonina Raduk JURZNAK LAW FIRM LLC

Arnaud Dawans LUCID - LAB FOR USER COGNITION AND INNOVATIVE DESIGN

Marie-Noëlle Vanderhoven PWC BELGIUM

Carlton Young YOUNG’S ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY LTD.

Tom Vantroyen ALTIUS

BENIN

Maksim Salahub VLASOVA MIKHEL & PARTNERS Vassili I. Salei BOROVTSOV & SALEI LAW OFFICES Yury Samkov BOROVTSOV & SALEI LAW OFFICES Katerina Sereda LAW FIRM SHERSTNEV AND PARTNERS LTD. Denis Sherstnev LAW FIRM SHERSTNEV AND PARTNERS LTD. Kristina Shibeko REVERA CONSULTING GROUP Dmitry Skorodulin BELARUS STATE UNIVERSITY Anna Skorodulina JURZNAK LAW FIRM LLC Vyacheslav Slabodnik UNIVEST-M Sergey Strelchik VALEX CONSULT Andrey Sviridov SLONIM TRADE CENTER Natalia Talai VLASOVA MIKHEL & PARTNERS Pavel Tsarev REVERA CONSULTING GROUP Alesia Tsekhanava LAW FIRM DICSA Natalia Ulasevich GLIMSTEDT Eugenia Urodnich GLIMSTEDT Sviatlana Valuyeva STEPANOVSKI, PAPAKUL AND PARTNERS LTD. Alexander Vasilevsky VALEX CONSULT Igor Verkhovodko BUSINESSCONSULT LAW FIRM Maria Yurieva SORAINEN & PARTNERS FLLC Pavel S. Yurkevich THE SUPREME ECONOMIC COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS Ekaterina Zabello VLASOVA MIKHEL & PARTNERS Darya Zhuk GLIMSTEDT Maxim Znak JURZNAK LAW FIRM LLC Nadezhda Znak JURZNAK LAW FIRM LLC

BELGIUM COUR DE CASSATION HVG ADVOCATEN / AVOCATS, WITH THE SUPPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG SIBELGA Hubert André-Dumont MCGUIRE WOODS LLP Géraldine Blairvacq SPF FINANCES - AGDP Erik Bomans DEMINOR INTERNATIONAL SCRL Hakim Boularbah LIEDEKERKE WOLTERS WAELBROECK KIRKPATRICK, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Charlotte Boumal ALTIUS

Kris De Schutter LOYENS & LOEFF Didier De Vliegher NAUTADUTILH Olivier Debray CLAEYS & ENGELS, MEMBER OF IUS LABORIS Jean-Michel Detry DLA PIPER UK LLP Frank Dierckx PWC BELGIUM Camille Dümm NATIONAL BANK OF BELGIUM David DuPont ASHURST Jürgen Egger LAGA Aline Etienne NAUTADUTILH Pierrette Fraisse SPF FINANCES - AGDP Alain François EUBELIUS ATTORNEYS Christel Godfroid HVG ADVOCATEN/AVOCATS, WITH THE SUPPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG Conny Grenson EUBELIUS ATTORNEYS Kurt Grillet ALTIUS Sandrine Hirsch SIMONT BRAUN Thibaut Hollanders de Ouderaen DLA PIPER UK LLP An Jacobs LIEDEKERKE WOLTERS WAELBROECK KIRKPATRICK, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Erika Leenknecht EUBELIUS ATTORNEYS Stephan Legein FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE FINANCE Luc Legon PWC BELGIUM Axel Maeterlinck SIMONT BRAUN Sabine Martin CREG Dominique Mougenot COMMERCIAL COURT MONS Sabrina Otten PWC BELGIUM Stéphane Robyns DLA PIPER UK LLP Peter Rooryck MONARD-D’HULST Julien Sad MCGUIRE WOODS LLP Frédéric Souchon PWC BELGIUM Nicolas Stoffels PWC BELGIUM William Timmermans ALTIUS Jan Van Celst DLA PIPER UK LLP Peter Van Melkebeke NOTAIRES BERQUIN

Isabel Vergooghe ASHURST Katrien Vorlat STIBBE Bram Vuylsteke NOTARY BRAM VUYLSTEKE Herman De Wilde HVG ADVOCATEN/AVOCATS, WITH THE SUPPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG Christian Willems LOYENS & LOEFF Dirk Wouters WOUTERS, VAN MERODE & CO. BEDRIJFSREVISOREN B.V.B.A, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL

BELIZE Navid Ahmadiyeh BELIZE ELECTRICITY LTD. Emil Arguelles ARGUELLES & COMPANY LLC John Avery PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION José A. Bautista PKF INTERNATIONAL Emory K. Bennett YOUNG’S ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY LTD. Claude Burrell CASTILLO SANCHEZ & BURRELL, LLP. Christopher Coye COURTENAY COYE LLP Sherman Ferguson BELIZE ELECTRICITY LTD. Gian C. Gandhi INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMISSION Glenn D Godfrey S.C. GLENN D. GODFREY & CO. LLP

Saﬁa Abdoulaye CABINET D’AVOCATS Diaby Aboubakar BCEAO Ganiou Adechy ETUDE DE ME GANIOU ADECHY Isbatou Adjaho Maliki CABINET DE ME ISBATOU ADJAHO MALIKI A. Abdou Kabir Adoumbou CABINET MAÎTRE RAFIKOU ALABI Agathe Affougnon Ago CABINET AGATHE AFFOUGNON AGO Saïdou Agbantou CABINET D’AVOCATS Rodolphe Kadoukpe Akoto COMAN S.A. Sybel Akuesson CABINET FIDUCIAIRE D’AFRIQUE Raﬁkou Agnila Alabi CABINET MAÎTRE RAFIKOU ALABI Jacques Moïse Atchade CABINET DE MAÎTRE ATCHADE Godefroy Chekete SOCIETE BENINOISE D’ENERGIE ELECTRIQUE (SBEE) Alice Codjia-Sohouenou CABINET D’AVOCATS ME ALICE CODJIA SOHOUÉNOU Michel Djossouvi CABINET DE MAÎTRE MICHEL DJOSSOUVI Henri Fadonougbo TRIBUNAL DE PREMIÈRE INSTANCE DE COTONOU Jean Claude Gnamien PWC CÔTE D’IVOIRE Marcel Sègbégnon Hounnou CABINET D’AVOCATS

Rodolfo Gutierrez BELIZE ELECTRICITY LTD.

Camille Kpogbemabou SOCIETE BENINOISE D’ENERGIE ELECTRIQUE (SBEE)

Mirna Lara EUROCARIBE SHIPPING SERVICES, LTD.

Loukmanou Ladany CABINET DE ME LOUKMANOU LADANY

Russell Longsworth CARIBBEAN SHIPPING AGENCIES LTD.

Taoïdi Osseni SOCIETE BENINOISE D’ENERGIE ELECTRIQUE (SBEE)

Fred Lumor FRED LUMOR & CO. Reynaldo F. Magana RFMAGANA & ASSOCIATES Andrew Marshalleck BARROW & CO., ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Tania Moody BARROW & WILLIAMS Jose Moreno BELIZE ELECTRICITY LTD. Patricia Rodriguez BELIZE COMPANIES AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS REGISTRY

Olagnika Salam OFFICE NOTARIAL OLAGNIKA Adegbindin Saliou CABINET DES EXPERTS ASSOCIÉS - CEA SARL Ousmane Samba Mamadou BCEAO Zakari Djibril Sambaou Didier Sterlingot SDV LOGISTICS Nelly Tagnon Gambor CABINET FIDUCIAIRE D’AFRIQUE

Oscar Sabido S.C. SABIDO & COMPANY

Dominique Taty PWC CÔTE D’IVOIRE

Dawn Sampson BELIZE ELECTRICITY LTD.

Jean-Bosco Todjinou ECOPLAN SARL

Giacomo Sanchez CASTILLO SANCHEZ & BURRELL, LLP.

José Tonato IMPACT CONSULTANTS

Janelle Tillett EUROCARIBE SHIPPING SERVICES, LTD.

Emmanuel Yehouessi BCEAO

Robert Tillett PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

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BHUTAN

Deki Wangmo BHUTAN NATIONAL BANK Karma Yeshey MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

Paola Justiniano Arias SANJINÉS & ASOCIADOS SOC. CIV. ABOGADOS Mario Kempff C.R. & F. ROJAS, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Loknath Chapagai MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

Tashi Yezer ROYAL SECURITIES EXCHANGE OF BHUTAN LTD.

Tashi Chenzom MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND HUMAN RESOURCES

Yishay Wangdi Yontan NIMA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Julio César Landívar Castro GUEVARA & GUTIÉRREZ S.C.

Tshering Zam NATIONAL LAND COMMISSION SECRETARIAT

Sandra Leiton SUPERINTENDENCIA DE BANCOS Y ENTIDADES FINANCIERAS

Dawa Dakpa ROYAL SECURITIES EXCHANGE OF BHUTAN LTD. Tashi Delek OFFICE OF LEGAL AFFAIRS Eden Dema ROYAL MONETARY AUTHORITY OF BHUTAN Ugyen Dhendup BHUTAN DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION LTD. Bhim L. Dhungel ZORIG CONSULTANCY Tashi Dorji DISTRICT COURT OF THIMPHU Lhundub Dorji EAST - WEST CONSTRUCTION Kencho Dorji LEKO PACKERS Sonam Tobgay Dorji NIMA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY Tashi Dorji TASHI LOGISTICS SERVICES Chheku Dukpa CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION OF BHUTAN N. B. Gurung GLOBAL LOGISTICS Rebecca Gurung ZORIG CONSULTANCY Sonam Gyeltshen BHUTAN POWER CORPORATION LTD. Sonam Letho BHUTAN DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION LTD. Shera Lhendup SAYANG LAW CHAMBERS Sonam Lhundrup DRUK HOLDING AND INVESTMENTS Jigme Thinlye Namgyal G-C PROJECT

BOLIVIA

Maria Kim SHIN WÜRTH KIM COSTA DU RELS

Mauricio Zambrana Cuéllar INFOCRED - SERVICIO DE INFORMACION CREDITICIA BIC S.A.

Almedina Karšić LAW OFFICE OF EMIR KOVAČEVIĆ

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA DERK (STATE ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION) FERK (REGULATORY COMMISSION FOR ELECTRICITY IN THE FEDERATION OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA)

Ignacio Aguirre BUFETE AGUIRRE SOC. CIV.

César Lora Moretto PWC BOLIVIA

Aida Ajanović IKRP ROKAS & PARTNERS

Carolina Aguirre Urioste BUFETE AGUIRRE SOC. CIV.

Daniel Mariaca CRIALES, URCULLO & ANTEZANA

Dunja Arnaut LAW OFFICE SPAHO

David Alcózer CRIALES, URCULLO & ANTEZANA

Gonzalo Mendieta Romero ESTUDIO DE ABOGADOS MENDIETA ROMERO & ASOCIADOS

Ankush Bahl INTERLINER AGENCIES D.O.O.

Christian Amestegui ASESORES LEGALES CP Daniela Aragones Cortez SANJINÉS & ASOCIADOS SOC. CIV. ABOGADOS Eduardo Aramayo PWC BOLIVIA Miguel Arduz ELECTROPAZ S.A. Johnny Arteaga Carola Ayaroa Mantilla Raúl A. Baldivia BALDIVIA UNZAGA & ASOCIADOS Maria del Carmen Ballivián C.R. & F. ROJAS, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Adrián Barrenechea CRIALES, URCULLO & ANTEZANA Armando Berdecio DeMartini VANGUARD MUEBLES Hugo Berthin BDO BERTHIN AMENGUAL & ASOCIADOS Marco Blaker Mariela Castro SUPERINTENDENCIA DE BANCOS Y ENTIDADES FINANCIERAS Mauricio Costa du Rels WÜRTH KIM COSTA DU RELS

Ariel Morales Vasquez C.R. & F. ROJAS, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Ana Carola Muñoz WÜRTH KIM COSTA DU RELS Jaime Muñoz-Reyes G. CORPORATIVE LAW BOLIVIA CONSULTORES ASOCIADOS Daniela Murialdo Lopez ESTUDIO DE ABOGADOS MENDIETA ROMERO & ASOCIADOS Orlando Pérez ELECTROPAZ S.A. Oscar Antonio Plaza Ponte ENTIDAD DE SERVICIOS DE INFORMACIÓN ENSERBIC S.A. Julio Quintanilla Quiroga QUINTANILLA, SORIA & NISHIZAWA SOC. CIV Diego Rojas C.R. & F. ROJAS, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Patricio Rojas C.R. & F. ROJAS, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Mariela Rojas ENTIDAD DE SERVICIOS DE INFORMACIÓN ENSERBIC S.A. Pilar Salasar BUFETE AGUIRRE SOC. CIV.

Sonam Pema THIMPHU CITY CORPORATION

Jose Luis Diaz Romero SERVICIOS GENERALES EN ELECTRICIDAD Y CONSTRUCCIÓN (SGEC)

Sergio Salazar-Machicado SALAZAR, SALAZAR & ASOCIADOS, SOC. CIV.

Ewaldo Fischer WÜRTH KIM COSTA DU RELS

Fernando Salazar-Paredes SALAZAR, SALAZAR & ASOCIADOS, SOC. CIV.

Yeshey Selden MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

Kerim Karabdić ADVOKAT KARABDIC KERIM

KN KARANOVIĆ & NIKOLIĆ

Dorian de Rojas GAVA BOLIVIA

Pelzore Rumba BHUTAN NATIONAL BANK

Karla Würth WÜRTH KIM COSTA DU RELS

Fernando Aguirre BUFETE AGUIRRE SOC. CIV.

Tashi Pem MINISTRY OF FINANCE

T. B. Rai ZORIG CONSULTANCY

Nedžada Kapidžić NOTARY

Alex Linares Cabrera SANJINÉS & ASOCIADOS SOC. CIV. ABOGADOS

Esteban Salazar-Machicado SALAZAR, SALAZAR & ASOCIADOS, SOC. CIV.

Dorji Phuntsho ROYAL SECURITIES EXCHANGE OF BHUTAN LTD.

Roberto Viscafé Ureña PWC BOLIVIA

Roberto Gomez-Justiniano SALAZAR, SALAZAR & ASOCIADOS, SOC. CIV. Primitivo Gutiérrez GUEVARA & GUTIÉRREZ S.C.

Amar Bajramović LAW OFFICE MILJKOVIĆ Samir Bajrović LAW OFFICE FEMIL CURT (PART OF DLA PIPER GROUP) Dario Biščević DB SCHENKER Petar Bosnić USAID TAX AND FISCAL PROJECT IN BIH (TAF) Mubera Brković PWC BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Zlatko Čengić UNIONINVEST D.D Višnja Dizdarević MARIĆ & CO. LAW FIRM Ozren Dolic FEDEX EXPRESS Dula Dukić FEDERAL MINISTRY OF TRADE Feđa Dupovac LAW OFFICE SPAHO Dina Duraković Morankić LAW OFFICE DURAKOVIC Almir Gagula ADVOKATSKI URED MUJARIC & GAGULA Jasmina Gabela UNIONINVEST D.D Igor Gavran FOREIGN TRADE CHAMBER OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT FORWARDERS ASSOCIATION

Muhidin Karšić LAW OFFICE OF EMIR KOVAČEVIĆ Damir Koldžo GAVRANKAPETANOVIC KOLDZO Damir Konjičanin MUNICIPALITY OF CENTAR Emir Kovačević LAW OFFICE OF EMIR KOVAČEVIĆ Fariz Kulenović TRILAND DEVELOPEMENT Krzysztof Lipka PWC SERBIA Anja Margetić CENTRAL BANK OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Branko Marić MARIĆ & CO. LAW FIRM Zoran Mićević ARCHITECT Sead Miljković WOLF THEISS D.O.O. Džemaludin Mutapčić NOTARY Mehmed Omeragic COVJEK I PROSTOR Ermin Omeragic FEDEX EXPRESS Indir Osmic CMS REICH-ROHRWIG HAINZ D.O.O. Mirsad Pitić MUNICIPALITY OF NOVO SARAJEVO Edin Praso N.P. PROJEKT D.O.O. MOSTAR Đorđe Racković CENTRAL BANK OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Alma Ramezić PWC BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Faruk Sahinagic FEDEX EXPRESS Goran Salihovic SARAJEVO MUNICIPAL COURT Nedžida Salihović-Whalen CMS REICH-ROHRWIG HAINZ D.O.O. Hasib Salkić JUMP LOGISTICS D.O.O.

Alen Glinac ŠIRBEGOVIĆ GROUP

Arijana Selimic JP ELEKTROPRIVREDA BIH PODRUŽNICA “ELEKTRODISTRIBUCIJA” SARAJEVO

Dzemila Gavrankapetanovic GAVRANKAPETANOVIC KOLDZO

Maja Šimunac WOLF THEISS D.O.O.

Emin Hadžić MARIĆ & CO. LAW FIRM

Berna Šljokić PKF INTERNATIONAL

Edin Hatibović INTERLINER AGENCIES D.O.O.

Džana Smailagić-Hromić MARIĆ & CO. LAW FIRM

Claudio Sejas BERATERS

Senada Havić Hrenovica LRC CREDIT BUREAU

Emir Spaho LAW OFFICE SPAHO

Sandra Salinas C.R. & F. ROJAS, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Rodolfo Raúl Sanjinés Elizagoyen SANJINÉS & ASOCIADOS SOC. CIV. ABOGADOS

Lalit Singhal BHUTAN ELECTRIC COMPANY

Ana Carola Guzman Gonzales SALAZAR, SALAZAR & ASOCIADOS, SOC. CIV.

Sonam Tobgay BHUTAN NATIONAL BANK

Rachel Hardcastle WÜRTH KIM COSTA DU RELS

Jorge Nelson Serrate WÜRTH KIM COSTA DU RELS

Munevera Hodzic MUNICIPALITY OF CENTAR

Mehmed Spaho LAW OFFICE SPAHO

Dorji Tshering BHUTAN POWER CORPORATION LTD.

Marcelo Hurtado-Sandoval SALAZAR, SALAZAR & ASOCIADOS, SOC. CIV.

A. Mauricio Torrico Galindo QUINTANILLA, SORIA & NISHIZAWA SOC. CIV

Ismeta Huremović LAND REGISTRY OFFICE OF THE SARAJEVO MUNICIPAL COURT

Selma Spaho LAW OFFICE SPAHO

Jorge Luis Inchauste GUEVARA & GUTIÉRREZ S.C.

Javier Urcullo CRIALES, URCULLO & ANTEZANA

Amra Isic MARIĆ & CO. LAW FIRM

Jaime M. Jiménez Alvarez COLEGIO DE INGENIEROS ELECTRICISTAS Y ELECTRÓNICOS LA PAZ

Lenny Valdivia SUPERINTENDENCIA DE BANCOS Y ENTIDADES FINANCIERAS

Rodrigo Jimenez-Cusicanqui SALAZAR, SALAZAR & ASOCIADOS, SOC. CIV.

Lizet Vanessa Villarroel BALDIVIA UNZAGA & ASOCIADOS

Arela Jusufbasić-Goloman LAWYERS’ OFFICE BOJANA TKALCIC DJULIC, OLODAR PREBANIC, ADELA RIZVIC & ARELA JUSUFBASIC - GOLOMAN

Gem Tshering BHUTAN POWER CORPORATION LTD. Sonam Tshering MINISTRY OF FINANCE Sonam P. Wangdi MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS Reezang Wangdi THIMPHU CITY CORPORATION

Lejla Kaknjo PKF INTERNATIONAL

Anisa Strujić MARIĆ & CO. LAW FIRM Bojana Tkalčić-Djulić LAWYERS’ OFFICE BOJANA TKALCIC DJULIC, OLODAR PREBANIC, ADELA RIZVIC & ARELA JUSUFBASIC - GOLOMAN Vildana Uščuplić WOLF THEISS D.O.O.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Sabina Viteskic MUNICIPALITY OF ILIDZA

Pedro Vitor Araujo da Costa VITOR COSTA ADVOGADOS

BOTSWANA COLLINS NEWMAN & CO.

Fernanda Azevedo RAYES, FAGUNDES & OLIVEIRA RAMOS ADVOGADOS

Jeffrey Bookbinder BOOKBINDER BUSINESS LAW

Bruno Balduccini PINHEIRO NETO ADVOGADOS

John Carr-Hartley ARMSTRONGS ATTORNEYS

Priscyla Barbosa VEIRANO ADVOGADOS

Ofentse Chifedi HOYA REMOVALS & FREIGHT

Valmir Souza Barbosa ADCCONT

Tatenda Dumba ARMSTRONGS ATTORNEYS

Julio Henrique Batista GUERRA E BATISTA ADVOGADOS

Edward W. Fasholé-Luke II LUKE & ASSOCIATES

Celina Bernardes 18O OFICIO DE NOTAS

Akheel Jinabhai AKHEEL JINABHAI & ASSOCIATES

Guilherme Bertolini Fernandes dos Santos FLEURY MALHEIROS, GASPARINI, DE CRESCI E NOGUEIRA DE LIMA ADVOGADOS

Pauline Mabelebele ARMSTRONGS ATTORNEYS Finola McMahon OSEI-OFEI SWABI & CO. Tsemetse Mmolai BOTSWANA STOCK EXCHANGE Neo Thelma Moathlodi Moilwa ZISMO ENGINEERING (PTY) LTD. Claude A. Mojaﬁ MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND HOME AFFAIRS

Bernardo Bessa FELSBERG, PEDRETTI, MANNRICH E AIDAR ADVOGADOS E CONSULTORES LEGAIS Camila Biral DEMAREST E ALMEIDA ADVOGADOS Richard Blanchet LOESER E PORTELA ADVOGADOS Adriano Boni De Souza NORONHA ADVOGADOS

Mmatshipi Motsepe MANICA AFRICA PTY. LTD.

Adriano Borges DE VIVO, WHITAKER, CASTRO E GONÇALVES ADVOGADOS

Jack Allan Mutua TECTURA INTERNATIONAL BOTSWANA

Altimiro Boscoli DEMAREST E ALMEIDA ADVOGADOS

Rajesh Narasimhan GRANT THORNTON LLP

Sergio Bronstein VEIRANO ADVOGADOS

Buhlebenkosi Ncube LUKE & ASSOCIATES

Joao Henrique Brum DOMINGES E PINHO CONTADORES

Milikani Ndaba ARMSTRONGS ATTORNEYS

Clarissa Abrahão Bruzzi NORONHA ADVOGADOS

Kwadwo Osei-Ofei OSEI-OFEI SWABI & CO.

Júlio César Bueno PINHEIRO NETO ADVOGADOS

Chabo Peo BOOKBINDER BUSINESS LAW

Gisela Velloso Cafe C. BARRETO AVOGADOS ASSOCIADOS

Butler Phirie PWC BOTSWANA

Ronaldo Camargo PREFEITURA DO MUNICIPIO DE SAO PAULO

Claudio Rossi SHARPS ELECTRICAL (PTY) LTD.

Paulo Campana FELSBERG, PEDRETTI, MANNRICH E AIDAR ADVOGADOS E CONSULTORES LEGAIS

Daniel Swabi OSEI-OFEI SWABI & CO. Moemedi J. Tafa ARMSTRONGS ATTORNEYS Onkemetse Thomas BOTSWANA STOCK EXCHANGE Dilini Waidyanatha PWC BOTSWANA Frederick Webb ARMSTRONGS ATTORNEYS Sipho Ziga ARMSTRONGS ATTORNEYS

BRAZIL ULHÔA CANTO, REZENDE E GUERRA-ADVOGADOS Antonio Aires DEMAREST E ALMEIDA ADVOGADOS Carlos Alberto Alvares Vono ADCCONT Julio Cesar Alves NORONHA ADVOGADOS Antonio Amendola FELSBERG, PEDRETTI, MANNRICH E AIDAR ADVOGADOS E CONSULTORES LEGAIS Marco Antonio Sabino KLA-KOURY LOPES ADVOGADOS Mariana Aranha MACHADO MEYER SENDACZ E OPICE ADVOGADOS

Renato Canizares DEMAREST E ALMEIDA ADVOGADOS Paulo Henrique Carvalho Pinto MACHADO MEYER SENDACZ E OPICE ADVOGADOS Debora Casseb FELSBERG, PEDRETTI, MANNRICH E AIDAR ADVOGADOS E CONSULTORES LEGAIS

Cleber Dal Rovere Peluzo CUNHA ORICCHIO RICCA LOPES ADVOGADOS

Fernando Frugiuele Pascowitch SOUZA, CESCON, BARRIEU & FLESCH ADVOGADOS

Renata Martins de Oliveira MACHADO MEYER SENDACZ E OPICE ADVOGADOS

Bruno Henrique de Aguiar RAYES, FAGUNDES & OLIVEIRA RAMOS ADVOGADOS

Rafael Gagliardi DEMAREST E ALMEIDA ADVOGADOS

Laura Massetto Meyer PINHEIRO GUIMARÃES ADVOGADOS

Alessandra Ganz VEIRANO ADVOGADOS

Felipe Oliveira Mavignier FLEURY MALHEIROS, GASPARINI, DE CRESCI E NOGUEIRA DE LIMA ADVOGADOS

Joao Luis Ribeiro de Almeida DEMAREST E ALMEIDA ADVOGADOS Flavio Coelho de Almeida PINHEIRO NETO ADVOGADOS Jose Constantino de Bastos Jr. GOVERNO DO ESTADO DE SAO PAULO Rafael De Conti DE CONTI LAW OFFICE Aldo de Cresci Neto FLEURY MALHEIROS, GASPARINI, DE CRESCI E NOGUEIRA DE LIMA ADVOGADOS Ingrid E. T. Schwartz de Mendonca NORONHA ADVOGADOS Beatriz Gross Bueno de Moraes Visnevski DE VIVO, WHITAKER, CASTRO E GONÇALVES ADVOGADOS Marcelo Viveiros de Moura PINHEIRO NETO ADVOGADOS Flavia Soeiro de Nascimento DEMAREST E ALMEIDA ADVOGADOS Paulo Marcelo de Oliveira Bento SOUZA, CESCON, BARRIEU & FLESCH ADVOGADOS Andreza de Souza Ribeiro SOUZA, CESCON, BARRIEU & FLESCH ADVOGADOS Nadia Demoliner Lacerda MESQUITA BARROS ADVOGADOS, MEMBER OF IUS LABORIS Eduardo Depassier LOESER E PORTELA ADVOGADOS Ubajara Arcas Dias FLEURY MALHEIROS, GASPARINI, DE CRESCI E NOGUEIRA DE LIMA ADVOGADOS Alexandre Augusto Dias Ramos Huffell Viola FLEURY MALHEIROS, GASPARINI, DE CRESCI E NOGUEIRA DE LIMA ADVOGADOS

Thelma Eliza Gatuzzo LOESER E PORTELA ADVOGADOS Thiago Giantomassi Medeiros DEMAREST E ALMEIDA ADVOGADOS Michelle Giraldi Lacerda PWC BRAZIL Claudio R. F. Golgo GOLGO ADVOGADOS Rodrigo Gomes Maia NORONHA ADVOGADOS Agildo Goncalves A. GONCALVES ASSESSORIA & CONTABILIDADE LTDA. Jorge Eduardo Gouvêa Vieira GOUVÊA VIEIRA ADVOGADOS Vanessa Grosso da Silveria Lardosa GOUVÊA VIEIRA ADVOGADOS Eduardo Ferraz Guerra GUERRA E BATISTA ADVOGADOS Luis Guidetti TMF GROUP - BRAZIL Enrique Hadad LOESER E PORTELA ADVOGADOS Daniel Henrique Calvoso Alvarenga NORONHA ADVOGADOS

Sarah Mila Barbassa SOUZA, CESCON, BARRIEU & FLESCH ADVOGADOS Gustavo Morel VEIRANO ADVOGADOS Cassio S. Namur SOUZA, CESCON, BARRIEU & FLESCH ADVOGADOS Diogo Nebias SOUZA, CESCON, BARRIEU & FLESCH ADVOGADOS Jorge Nemr LEITE, TOSTO E BARROS Fernando Nieto SOUZA, CESCON, BARRIEU & FLESCH ADVOGADOS

Luiz Felipe Horta Maia RAYES, FAGUNDES & OLIVEIRA RAMOS ADVOGADOS

Alexandre Nogueira TMF GROUP - BRAZIL

Carlos Alberto Iacia PWC BRAZIL Marcelo Inglez de Souza DEMAREST E ALMEIDA ADVOGADOS Maria Cristina Junqueira KLA-KOURY LOPES ADVOGADOS

José Ricardo dos Santos Luz Júnior DUARTE GARCIA, CASELLI GUIMARÃES E TERRA ADVOGADOS

Fernando Koury Lopes KLA-KOURY LOPES ADVOGADOS

Vanessa Felício VEIRANO ADVOGADOS

Cássio Mesquita Barros MESQUITA BARROS ADVOGADOS, MEMBER OF IUS LABORIS

Walter Nimir DE VIVO, WHITAKER, CASTRO E GONÇALVES ADVOGADOS

Eduardo Takemi Kataoka CASTRO, BARROS, SOBRAL, GOMES ADVOGADOS

Joao Paulo F.A. Fagundes RAYES, FAGUNDES & OLIVEIRA RAMOS ADVOGADOS

Marianne Mendes Webber SOUZA, CESCON, BARRIEU & FLESCH ADVOGADOS

Ricardo Higashitani KLA-KOURY LOPES ADVOGADOS

Antonio Donizetti DAS CONSULTORIA

Brigida Melo e Cruz PINHEIRO NETO ADVOGADOS

Thiago Medaglia FELSBERG, PEDRETTI, MANNRICH E AIDAR ADVOGADOS E CONSULTORES LEGAIS

Miguel Kreling PINHEIRO NETO ADVOGADOS Leonardo Kriuger AGS BRAZIL Everaldo Lacerda CARTORIO MARITIMO José Paulo Lago Alves Pequeno NORONHA ADVOGADOS

João Paulo Nogueira Barros GOUVÊA VIEIRA ADVOGADOS Danilo Nogueira de Almeida FLEURY MALHEIROS, GASPARINI, DE CRESCI E NOGUEIRA DE LIMA ADVOGADOS Flavio Pinto Nunes THYSSENKRUPP CSA SIDERURGICA DO ATLANTICO Ricardo Oliva SOUZA, CESCON, BARRIEU & FLESCH ADVOGADOS Evany Oliveira PWC BRAZIL Daniel Oliveira SOUZA, CESCON, BARRIEU & FLESCH ADVOGADOS João Otávio Pinheiro Olivério CAMPOS MELLO ADVOGADOS, IN COOPERATION WITH DLA PIPER Andrea Oricchio Kirsh CUNHA ORICCHIO RICCA LOPES ADVOGADOS

Marina Castro Aranha SOUZA, CESCON, BARRIEU & FLESCH ADVOGADOS

Thomas Benes Felsberg FELSBERG, PEDRETTI, MANNRICH E AIDAR ADVOGADOS E CONSULTORES LEGAIS

Veridiana Celestino VEIRANO ADVOGADOS

Alexsander Fernandes de Andrade DUARTE GARCIA, CASELLI GUIMARÃES E TERRA ADVOGADOS

Jose Augusto Leal CASTRO, BARROS, SOBRAL, GOMES ADVOGADOS

Glaucia Ferreira DEMAREST E ALMEIDA ADVOGADOS

Fernando Loeser LOESER E PORTELA ADVOGADOS

Silvia Rajsfeld Fiszman MACHADO MEYER SENDACZ E OPICE ADVOGADOS

Ricardo Loureiro SERASA S.A.

Gyedre Palma Carneiro de Oliveira SOUZA, CESCON, BARRIEU & FLESCH ADVOGADOS

Marina Maccabelli DEMAREST E ALMEIDA ADVOGADOS

Rogerio Rabelo Peixoto BANCO CENTRAL DO BRASIL

Pedro Maciel VEIRANO ADVOGADOS

Luiz Eduardo Pereira Paz LIGHT SERVICOS DE ELETRICIDADE S.A.

Joao Gabriel A. L. Clark Magon DEMAREST E ALMEIDA ADVOGADOS

Monica Pinheiro dos Anjos PLANETA BRASIL CONSULTANCY

André Marques PINHEIRO NETO ADVOGADOS

Laércio Pinto SERASA S.A.

Ana Paula Martins Quintão PREFEITURA DO MUNICIPIO DO RIO DE JANERIO

Andréa Pitthan Françolin DE VIVO, WHITAKER, CASTRO E GONÇALVES ADVOGADOS

Fernanda Cirne Montorfano GOUVÊA VIEIRA ADVOGADOS Ricardo E. Vieira Coelho PINHEIRO NETO ADVOGADOS Gilberto Deon Corrêa Jr. VEIRANO ADVOGADOS Tiago Cortez KLA-KOURY LOPES ADVOGADOS Gladztone Oliveira da Silva AGS BRAZIL Jose Lusiano da Silva GOVERNO DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO Adriana Daiuto DEMAREST E ALMEIDA ADVOGADOS

Álvaro Luis Fleury Malheiros FLEURY MALHEIROS, GASPARINI, DE CRESCI E NOGUEIRA DE LIMA ADVOGADOS Gabriella Florence Victorino Read SOUZA, CESCON, BARRIEU & FLESCH ADVOGADOS Clarissa Freitas MACHADO MEYER SENDACZ E OPICE ADVOGADOS

Flavio Lantelme PREFEITURA DA CIDADE DE SAO PAULO

Simone Orlandini LIGHT SERVICOS DE ELETRICIDADE S.A. Priscilla Palazzo DE VIVO, WHITAKER, CASTRO E GONÇALVES ADVOGADOS

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Raphael Polito RAYES, FAGUNDES & OLIVEIRA RAMOS ADVOGADOS

Renato Souza Coelho SOUZA, CESCON, BARRIEU & FLESCH ADVOGADOS

Durval Portela LOESER E PORTELA ADVOGADOS

Walter Stuber WALTER STUBER CONSULTORIA JURÍDICA

José Ribeiro do Prado Junior MACHADO MEYER SENDACZ E OPICE ADVOGADOS

Milena Tesser RAYES, FAGUNDES & OLIVEIRA RAMOS ADVOGADOS

Rodrigo Eduardo Pricoli RAYES, FAGUNDES & OLIVEIRA RAMOS ADVOGADOS

Heloisa Tourinho C. BARRETO AVOGADOS ASSOCIADOS

Daniela Prieto VEIRANO ADVOGADOS

Ivandro Trevelim SOUZA, CESCON, BARRIEU & FLESCH ADVOGADOS

Ana Paula Martins Quintao RIO PREFEITURA

Suslei Tufaniuk AES ELETROPAULO

Dario Rabay SOUZA, CESCON, BARRIEU & FLESCH ADVOGADOS

Luiz Fernando Valente De Paiva PINHEIRO NETO ADVOGADOS

Fernanda Rabelo PINHEIRO GUIMARÃES ADVOGADOS Ronaldo Rayes RAYES, FAGUNDES & OLIVEIRA RAMOS ADVOGADOS Domingos Fernando Reﬁnetti MACHADO MEYER SENDACZ E OPICE ADVOGADOS Eliane Ribeiro Gago DUARTE GARCIA, CASELLI GUIMARÃES E TERRA ADVOGADOS Laura Ribeiro Vissotto 1º CARTÓRIO DE NOTAS DE SÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS Viviane Rodrigues SOUZA, CESCON, BARRIEU & FLESCH ADVOGADOS Ana Carolina Rua Rodriguez Rochedo NORONHA ADVOGADOS Cezar Roedel HALLEY DO BRASIL Raphael Roque CASTRO, BARROS, SOBRAL, GOMES ADVOGADOS Tulio Fernandes Rosa AGS BRAZIL Andrea Giamondo Massei Rossi MACHADO MEYER SENDACZ E OPICE ADVOGADOS Lia Roston RAYES, FAGUNDES & OLIVEIRA RAMOS ADVOGADOS Marcos Sader ULHÔA CANTO, REZENDE E GUERRA-ADVOGADOS José Samurai Saiani MACHADO MEYER SENDACZ E OPICE ADVOGADOS Bruno Sanchez Belo NORONHA ADVOGADOS Sérgio Savi CASTRO, BARROS, SOBRAL, GOMES ADVOGADOS Joana Scarpa VEIRANO ADVOGADOS Gabriel Seijo Leal de Figueiredo SOUZA, CESCON, BARRIEU & FLESCH ADVOGADOS Robson Silva Campos AGRURAL Raissa Simões Tavares de Melo DEMAREST E ALMEIDA ADVOGADOS Sydney Simonaggio AES ELETROPAULO Keila Fonseca Soares NORONHA ADVOGADOS Beatriz Souza SOUZA, CESCON, BARRIEU & FLESCH ADVOGADOS

Vitor Hugo Erlich Varella DEMAREST E ALMEIDA ADVOGADOS Ronaldo C. Veirano VEIRANO ADVOGADOS Pedro Vieira CASTRO, BARROS, SOBRAL, GOMES ADVOGADOS José Carlos Wahle VEIRANO ADVOGADOS Eduardo Guimarães Wanderley VEIRANO ADVOGADOS Thiago Wscieklica SOUZA, CESCON, BARRIEU & FLESCH ADVOGADOS Celso Xavier DEMAREST E ALMEIDA ADVOGADOS Karin Yamauti Hatanaka SOUZA, CESCON, BARRIEU & FLESCH ADVOGADOS Alessandra Zequi Salybe de Moura SOUZA, CESCON, BARRIEU & FLESCH ADVOGADOS

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM ERNST & YOUNG HSE ENGINEERING SDN BHD Danny Chua BRUNEI TRANSPORTING COMPANY Nur al-Ain Haji Abdullah ATTORNEY GENERAL’S CHAMBERS Amiriah Haji Ali ATTORNEY GENERAL’S CHAMBERS Haji Abidin Haji Saidin ABCI Ridzlan Ibrahim RIDZLAN & CO. ADVOCATES AND SOLICITORS Cynthia Kong WIDDOWS KONG & ASSOCIATES Nancy Lai LEE CORPORATEHOUSE ASSOCIATES Kin Chee Lee LEE CORPORATEHOUSE ASSOCIATES Lennon Lee PWC SINGAPORE Yew Choh Lee Y.C. LEE & LEE ADVOCATES & SOLICITORS Kelvin Lim K. LIM & CO. Siew Yen Lim THE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT Chris Loh PWC SINGAPORE Naimah Md Ali ATTORNEY GENERAL’S CHAMBERS Yong Muhd. Robin ABCI Colin Ong DR. COLIN ONG LEGAL SERVICES

Rostaina Pg Hj Duraman THE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT See Tiat Quek PWC SINGAPORE Alan Ross PWC SINGAPORE Martin Sinnung Jr. BRUNEI TRANSPORTING COMPANY Shazali Sulaiman KPMG Cecilia Wong TRICOR Soon Teck Yu PETAR PERUNDING SDN BHD Joanita Zain THE BRUNEI ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD

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Maria Teresa Fernandez BAHAMONDEZ, ALVAREZ & ZEGERS Benjamín Ferrada GUERRERO, OLIVOS, NOVOA & ERRÁZURIZ ABOGADOS Pamela Flores PWC CHILE Rodrigo Galleguillos NÚÑEZ MUÑOZ & CÍA LTDA. ABOGADOS Nicolás García NÚÑEZ MUÑOZ & CÍA LTDA. ABOGADOS Gianfranco Gazzana GUERRERO, OLIVOS, NOVOA & ERRÁZURIZ ABOGADOS Andrés González NÚÑEZ MUÑOZ & CÍA LTDA. ABOGADOS Mauricio Hederra CRUZ & CIA. ABOGADOS Christian Hermansen Rebolledo ACTIC CONSULTORES Manuel Hinojosa NÚÑEZ MUÑOZ & CÍA LTDA. ABOGADOS Javier Hurtado CÁMARA CHILENA DE LA CONSTRUCCIÓN Fernando Jamarne ALESSANDRI & COMPAÑÍA Andrés Jara GUERRERO, OLIVOS, NOVOA & ERRÁZURIZ ABOGADOS José Ignacio Jiménez GUERRERO, OLIVOS, NOVOA & ERRÁZURIZ ABOGADOS Pedro Lagos YRARRÁZAVAL, RUIZ-TAGLE, GOLDENBERG, LAGOS & SILVA Jose Luis Letelier CARIOLA DIEZ PEREZ-COPATOS & CIA Gianfranco Lotito CLARO & CIÁ., ABOGADOS, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Luis Maldonado Croquevielle CONSERVADOR DE BIENES RAÍCES Y COMERCIO DE SANTIAGO

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Juan Ignacio Marín GUERRERO, OLIVOS, NOVOA & ERRÁZURIZ ABOGADOS Nicolas Maturana CHIRGWIN RECART ABOGADOS SPA Consuelo Maze NÚÑEZ MUÑOZ & CÍA LTDA. ABOGADOS

Ricardo Tisi L. CARIOLA DIEZ PEREZ-COPATOS & CIA

Edward E. Lehman LEHMAN, LEE & XU

Kent Woo GUANGDA LAW FIRM

Esteban Tomic Errázuriz CRUZ & CIA. ABOGADOS

Ian Lewis MAYER BROWN JSM

Christina Wu CAPITAL LAW & PARTNERS

Carlos Torres REDLINES GROUP

Qing Li JUN HE LAW OFFICE, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Bruce Wu JIANGSU HONGTENG FOOD CO., LTD.

Jane Li NORONHA ADVOGADOS

Elisa Xiao HUA-ANDER CPAS, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL

Matias Valenzuela ALESSANDRI & COMPAÑÍA

Audry Li ZHONG LUN LAW FIRM

Wang Xiaolei PEOPLE’S BANK OF CHINA

Alberto Oltra DHL GLOBAL FORWARDING

Luis Felipe Vergara CONSERVADOR DE BIENES RAÍCES Y COMERCIO DE SANTIAGO

Mark Li ZHONG LUN LAW FIRM

Emily Xiong SHENZHEN QIFENG STONE MATERIAL CO, LTD.

Felipe Ossa CLARO & CIÁ., ABOGADOS, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Arturo Yrarrázaval Covarrubias YRARRÁZAVAL, RUIZ-TAGLE, GOLDENBERG, LAGOS & SILVA

Gerardo Ovalle Mahns YRARRÁZAVAL, RUIZ-TAGLE, GOLDENBERG, LAGOS & SILVA

Jean Paul Zalaquett CHILECTRA

Enrique Munita PHILIPPI, YRARRAZAVAL, PULIDO & BRUNNER, ABOGADOS LTDA. Rodrigo Muñoz NÚÑEZ MUÑOZ & CÍA LTDA. ABOGADOS

Sebastián Valdivieso YRARRÁZAVAL, RUIZ-TAGLE, GOLDENBERG, LAGOS & SILVA

Frankie Lin ZHECHEM

María Camila Bagés BRIGARD & URRUTIA, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Luis Alfredo Barragán BRIGARD & URRUTIA, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Daniel Bayona MUÑOZ TAMAYO & ASOCIADOS Fernando Bermúdez Durana MUÑOZ TAMAYO & ASOCIADOS Joe Ignacio Bonilla Gálvez MUÑOZ TAMAYO & ASOCIADOS Carolina Camacho POSSE HERRERA & RUIZ

Hua Xuan MMLC GROUP

Claudia Marcela Camargo PWC COLOMBIA

Maggie Yan HUA-ANDER CPAS, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL

Pablo Cárdenas BRIGARD & URRUTIA, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Frank Yang MAYER BROWN JSM

Darío Cárdenas CÁRDENAS & CÁRDENAS

Jingtao Liu JONES LANG LASALLE

Queenie Yip EXPORT/IMPORT

Daniel Cardoso PWC COLOMBIA

BYZ DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY

Zhiqiang Liu KING & WOOD PRC LAWYERS

Ricky Yiu BAKER & MCKENZIE

Carlos Carvajal JOSE LLOREDA CAMACHO & CO.

Carmen Paz Cruz Lozano CÁMARA CHILENA DE LA CONSTRUCCIÓN

Russell Brown LEHMANBROWN

Lucy Lu KING & WOOD PRC LAWYERS

Hai Yong BAKER & MCKENZIE

Felipe Cuberos PRIETO & CARRIZOSA S.A.

Alberto Pulido A. PHILIPPI, YRARRAZAVAL, PULIDO & BRUNNER, ABOGADOS LTDA.

Rico Chan BAKER & MCKENZIE

Hongli Ma JUN HE LAW OFFICE, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Tian Yongsheng Y-AXIS INTERNATIONAL TRADING CO.

Maria Cristina Cuestas DHL GLOBAL FORWARDING

Eugenia Yu HKS

Andrés de la Rosa CAVELIER ABOGADOS

Xia Yu MMLC GROUP

Lorena Diaz JOSE LLOREDA CAMACHO & CO.

Thomas Man

Natalie Yu SHU JIN LAW FIRM

María Helena Díaz Méndez PWC COLOMBIA

Matthew Murphy MMLC GROUP

Yvonne Zeng LEHMANBROWN

Paula Duarte NIETO & CHALELA

Stephen Rynhart JONES LANG LASALLE

Honglei Zhang BEIJING HUANZHONG & PARTNERS

Karla Soﬁa Escobar Arango POSSE HERRERA & RUIZ

Han Shen DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL

Sarah Zhang HOGAN LOVELLS

Jairo Flechas GENELEC LTDA.

Tina Shi MAYER BROWN JSM

Yi Zhang KING & WOOD PRC LAWYERS

Jack Sun HOGAN LOVELLS

Sheng Hui Zhao BEIJING HUANZHONG & PARTNERS

Carlos Fradique-Méndez BRIGARD & URRUTIA, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Jessie Tang GLOBAL STAR LOGISTICS CO. LTD.

Zoe Zhu JOINWAY LAWFIRM

Terence Tung MAYER BROWN JSM

Judy Zhu MAYER BROWN JSM

Felicity Wang AG LOGISTICS

Alina Zhu ZHONG LUN LAW FIRM

Xuehua Wang BEIJING HUANZHONG & PARTNERS

COLOMBIA EINCE LTDA.

Luis Parada Hoyl BAHAMONDEZ, ALVAREZ & ZEGERS Miguel Pavez RUSSELL BEDFORD CHILE, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL

Alfonso Reymond Larrain CHADWICK & ALDUNATE ABOGADOS

Matías Zegers BAHAMONDEZ, ALVAREZ & ZEGERS

CHINA ALLEN & OVERY LLP

Rex Chan PWC CHINA

Sebastián Riesco EYZAGUIRRE & CÍA.

Jie Chen JUN HE LAW OFFICE, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Ricardo Riesco PHILIPPI, YRARRAZAVAL, PULIDO & BRUNNER, ABOGADOS LTDA.

Elliott Youchun Chen JUN ZE JUN LAW OFFICES

Constanza Rodriguez PHILIPPI, YRARRAZAVAL, PULIDO & BRUNNER, ABOGADOS LTDA.

Donald Chen NINGBO SUNSEA APPAREL Grace Cheng CAPITAL LAW & PARTNERS

Edmundo Rojas García CONSERVADOR DE BIENES RAÍCES Y COMERCIO DE SANTIAGO

Ke Deng AG LOGISTICS

Pamela Rubio NÚÑEZ MUÑOZ & CÍA LTDA. ABOGADOS

Robert Du HKS

Carlos Saavedra CRUZ & CIA. ABOGADOS

Yu Du MMLC GROUP

Bernardita Saez ALESSANDRI & COMPAÑÍA

Xi Jun Duan AG LOGISTICS

Marco Salgado ALCAÍNO, RODRÍGUEZ & SAHLI LIMITADA

Hongtao Fan JOINWAY LAWFIRM

Adriana Salias REDLINES GROUP

Elwin Feng QINGHE COUNTY BAOSHIDA AUTOMOBILE PARTS CO. LTD.

Hugo Salinas PWC CHILE Andrés Sanfuentes PHILIPPI, YRARRAZAVAL, PULIDO & BRUNNER, ABOGADOS LTDA. Martín Santa María O. GUERRERO, OLIVOS, NOVOA & ERRÁZURIZ ABOGADOS Francisco Selamé PWC CHILE Marcela Silva PHILIPPI, YRARRAZAVAL, PULIDO & BRUNNER, ABOGADOS LTDA. Luis Fernando Silva Ibañez YRARRÁZAVAL, RUIZ-TAGLE, GOLDENBERG, LAGOS & SILVA Alan Smith AGENCIA DE ADUANA SMITH Y CIA. LTDA. Cristobal Smythe BAHAMONDEZ, ALVAREZ & ZEGERS Alan Spencer ALESSANDRI & COMPAÑÍA Victor Tavera CHILECTRA

Wei Gao Lawrence Linjun Guo JADE & FOUNTAIN PRC LAWYERS Joanna Guo ZHONG LUN LAW FIRM Jennifer He LEHMANBROWN Kian Heong Hew PINSENT MASONS Vivian Ho BAKER & MCKENZIE Sheng Ho SHANGHAI TRICO BARIUM SALTS BUSINESS DEPARTMENT

Grace Liu HUA-ANDER CPAS, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL Li Liu JINGJIANG TAIGOO IMPORT & EXPORT TRADING COMPANY

Natalie Ma PWC CHINA Mark Ma YANTAI I.G. PRODUCE CO., LTD.

Fenghe Wang DACHENG LAW OFFICES Guoqi Wang HUA-ANDER CPAS, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL George Wang JUN HE LAW OFFICE, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

LEWIN & WILLS, ABOGADOS Julio César Acosta DHL GLOBAL FORWARDING Enrique Alvarez JOSE LLOREDA CAMACHO & CO. Jaime Mauricio Angulo Sanchez COMPUTEC - DATACRÉDITO

Xin Wang PINSENT MASONS

Lorena Arambula CÁRDENAS & CÁRDENAS

Celia Wang PWC CHINA

Alexandra Arbeláez Cardona RUSSELL BEDFORD COLOMBIA, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL

William Wang PWC CHINA

Jinquan Hu KING & WOOD PRC LAWYERS

Max Wong JONES LANG LASALLE

Felix Hu SHENZHEN EONVER CO. LTD.

Chris Wong LEHMANBROWN

Marvin Jiang TELOON CHEMICALS

Anthea Wong PWC CHINA

Liu Jing BEIJING HUANZHONG & PARTNERS

Cassie Wong PWC CHINA

Jorge Mauricio Arenas Sanchez CODENSA S.A. ESP Manuela Arizmendi POSSE HERRERA & RUIZ Patricia Arrázola-Bustillo GÓMEZ-PINZÓN ZULETA ABOGADOS S.A. Bernardo Avila PARRA RODRIGUEZ & CAVELIER

Luis Hernando Gallo Medina GALLO MEDINA ABOGADOS ASOCIADOS Hermes García CAVELIER ABOGADOS Yamile Andrea Gómez PRODUCTOS STAHL DE COLOMBIA S.A. Santiago Gutiérrez JOSE LLOREDA CAMACHO & CO. Natalia Gutierrez de Larrauri BRIGARD & URRUTIA, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Monica Hernandez ARRIETA BUSTAMANTE Laura Villaveces Hollman BRIGARD & URRUTIA, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Jorge Lara-Urbaneja LARA CONSULTORES Ernesto López CÁRDENAS & CÁRDENAS Adriana Lopez Moncayo CURADURIA URBANA 3 Carlos Mantilla MUÑOZ TAMAYO & ASOCIADOS Luis Mendoza JOSE LLOREDA CAMACHO & CO. Maria Montejo GÓMEZ-PINZÓN ZULETA ABOGADOS S.A. Luis Gabriel Morcillo-Méndez BRIGARD & URRUTIA, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Sandra Marcela Murcia Mora CIBERGESTION COLOMBIA S.A.S.

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Diana Navas JOSE LLOREDA CAMACHO & CO.

Mohamed Ahamada Baco LAWYER

Luis Carlos Neira Mejía HOLGUÍN, NEIRA & POMBO ABOGADOS

Ali Mohamed Choibou ETUDE MAÎTRE CHOIBOU

María Neira Tobón HOLGUÍN, NEIRA & POMBO ABOGADOS

Ali Abdou Elaniou CABINET ELANIOU

Luis E. Nieto NIETO & CHALELA

Remy Grondin VITOGAZ COMORES

Adriana Carolina Ospina Jiménez BRIGARD & URRUTIA, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Adili Hassani ELECTRICITÉ ET EAU DES COMORES

Felipe Payan CAVELIER ABOGADOS Mónica Pedroza Garcés CORPORACIÓN EXCELENCIA EN LA JUSTICIA Carolina Posada POSSE HERRERA & RUIZ Raul Quevedo JOSE LLOREDA CAMACHO & CO. Daniel Reyes CURADURIA URBANA 3 Catalina Reyes JOSE LLOREDA CAMACHO & CO. Irma Rivera BRIGARD & URRUTIA, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Luis Carlos Robayo Higuera RUSSELL BEDFORD COLOMBIA, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL Jaime Rodriguez NOTARIA 13 DE BOGOTÁ Bernardo Rodriguez PARRA RODRIGUEZ & CAVELIER Maria Isabel Rodriguez POSSE HERRERA & RUIZ Sonia Elizabeth Rojas Izaquita GALLO MEDINA ABOGADOS ASOCIADOS Carolina Romero GÓMEZ-PINZÓN ZULETA ABOGADOS S.A. Juan Carlos Ruiz JOSE LLOREDA CAMACHO & CO. Angela Salazar Blanco JOSE LLOREDA CAMACHO & CO. Paola Spada CORPORACIÓN EXCELENCIA EN LA JUSTICIA

Youssouf Ismael DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE DES IMPÔTS Madiane Mohamed Issa LAWYER Faouzi Mohamed Lakj TRIBUNAL DE COMMERCE COMOROS Abdoulabastoi Moudjahid CLUB OHADA COMORES Said Mohamed Nassur ENERGIE COMOROS Siti-Kalathoumi Soidri AVOCAT À LA COUR Daoud Saidali Toihiri MINISTRY OF PROMOTION AND EMPLOYMENT Mohamed Youssouf ETUDE MAÎTRE ABDOURAZAK

CONGO, DEM. REP. Louise Abonzore Alebam MINISTÉRE DE L’URBANISME ET DE L’HABITAT Alphin Babala Mangala GTS EXPRESS Romain Battajon CABINET BATTAJON Prince Bintene CABINET MASAMBA Patrick Bondonga Lesambo CABINET EMERY MUKENDI WAFWANA & ASSOCIÉS Deo Bukayafwa MBM CONSEIL Edmond Cibamba Diata CABINET EMERY MUKENDI WAFWANA & ASSOCIÉS

Antoine Mandemvo SOCIÉTÉ NATIONALE D’ELECTRICITÉ (SNEL)

Jean Prosper Mabassi ORDRE NATIONAL DES AVOCATS DU CONGO BARREAU DE BRAZZAVILLE

Roger Masamba Makela CABINET MASAMBA

Ado Patricia Marlene Matissa CABINET NOTARIAL MATISSA

Jean Claude Mbaki Siluzaku CABINET MBAKI ET ASSOCIÉS

François Ngaka LA BANQUE DES ETATS DE L’AFRIQUE CENTRALE

Didier Mopiti MBM CONSEIL Gérard Mosolo MBM CONSEIL Louman Mpoy MPOY LOUMAN & ASSOCIÉS Emery Mukendi Wafwana CABINET EMERY MUKENDI WAFWANA & ASSOCIÉS Hilaire Mumvudi Mulangi MINISTÉRE DE L’URBANISME ET DE L’HABITAT Eric Mumwena Kasonga Bassu CABINET EMERY MUKENDI WAFWANA & ASSOCIÉS Jacques Munday CABINET NTOTO ET NSWAL Jean Pierre Muyaya CABINET EMERY MUKENDI WAFWANA & ASSOCIÉS Ilunga Israel Ndambi S.I.E.C. SPRL Victorine Bibiche Nsimba Kilembe BARREAU DE KINSHASA/MATETE Adam Ntumba ANAPI

Pierre Risasi CABINET DJUNGA & RISASI Dominique Taty PWC CÔTE D’IVOIRE Antoine Tshibuabua Mbuyi SOCIÉTÉ NATIONALE D’ELECTRICITÉ (SNEL)

Jose Alejandro Torres POSSE HERRERA & RUIZ

Irénée Falanka CABINET IRÉNÉE FALANKA

Carolina Villadiego Burbano CORPORACIÓN EXCELENCIA EN LA JUSTICIA

Patrick Gérenthon SDV LOGISTICS

Jean Roger Bakoulou LA BANQUE DES ETATS DE L’AFRIQUE CENTRALE

Alberto Zuleta CÁRDENAS & CÁRDENAS

Ngalamulume Kalala Emmanuel BARREAU DE KINSHASA/MATETE

Diana Zuleta PARRA RODRIGUEZ & CAVELIER

Robert Katambu CABINET ROBERT KATAMBU & ASSOCIÉS

COMOROS

Pierrot Kazadi Tshibanda CABINET MASAMBA

Mouzaoui Amroine ORGANISATION PATRONALE DES COMORES Said Ali Said Athouman UNION OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

FACIO & CAÑAS, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Aisha Acuña ANDRÉ TINOCO ABOGADOS Arnoldo André ANDRÉ TINOCO ABOGADOS Alejandro Antillon PACHECO COTO Carlos Araya QUIROS ABOGADOS CENTRAL LAW

Ignacio Beirute QUIROS ABOGADOS CENTRAL LAW

SOCIÉTÉ NATIONALE D’ELECTRICITÉ (SNEL)

Yassian Ahamed DIRECTION DE L’ENERGIE

COSTA RICA AUTORIDAD REGULADORA DE LOS SERVICIOS PUBLICOS (ARESEP)

R. Rigo

Prosper Djuma Bilali CABINET MASAMBA

Hilmy Aboudsaid COMORES CARGO INTERNATIONAL

Andre Francois Quenum CABINET ANDRE FRANCOIS QUENUM

Carlos Barrantes PWC COSTA RICA

Marcel Tangarife PARRA RODRIGUEZ & CAVELIER

Issiaka Abdourazak ETUDE MAÎTRE ABDOURAZAK

Chimène Prisca Nina Pongui ETUDE DE ME CHIMÈNE PRISCA NINA PONGUI

Otton Oligo Mbelia Kanalia ANAPI

Gustavo Tamayo Arango JOSE LLOREDA CAMACHO & CO.

Mohamed Abdallah Halifa GROUPE HASSANATI SOILIHI - GROUPE HASOIL

Jean Petro CABINET D’AVOCATS JEAN PETRO

Alvaro Barrantes AUTORIDAD REGULADORA DE LOS SERVICIOS PUBLICOS (ARESEP)

CONGO, REP. LA BANQUE DES ETATS DE L’AFRIQUE CENTRALE

Chabani Abdallah Halifa GROUPE HASSANATI SOILIHI - GROUPE HASOIL

Armand Robert Okoko CABINET ARMAND ROBERT OKOKO

Laurent Okitonembo CABINET DJUNGA & RISASI

Claudine Dipo MINISTÉRE DE L’URBANISME ET DE L’HABITAT

Raúl Alberto Suárez Arcila

Regina Nicole Okandza Yoka DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE DES IMPÔTS

Alejandro Bettoni Traube DONINELLI & DONINELLI - ASESORES JURÍDICOS ASOCIADOS Gerardo Bogantes BLP ABOGADOS Eduardo Calderón-Odio BLP ABOGADOS Bernardo Calvo M. GRUPO MEGA DE COSTA RICA BR, S.A Juan José Carreras BLP ABOGADOS Adriana Castro BLP ABOGADOS Juan Jose Castro EDIFICAR S.A.

Prosper Bizitou PWC CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF)

Leonardo Castro OLLER ABOGADOS

Claude Coelho CABINET D’AVOCATS CLAUDE COELHO

Silvia Chacon ALFREDO FOURNIER & ASOCIADOS

Mohammad Daoudou PWC CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF)

Daniel Chaves CINDE

Mathias Essereke CABINET D’AVOCATS CLAUDE COELHO

Luis Fernando Escalante J. GRUPO MEGA DE COSTA RICA BR, S.A

Henriette Lucie Arlette Galiba OFFICE NOTARIAL ME GALIBA

Roberto Esquivel OLLER ABOGADOS

Gaston Gapo ATELIER D’ARCHITECTURE ET D’URBANISME

Freddy Fachler PACHECO COTO

Francis Lugunda Lubamba CABINET LUGUNDA LUBAMBA

Moise Kokolo PWC CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF)

Elizabeth Fallas QUIROS ABOGADOS CENTRAL LAW

Serge Mwankana Lulu AVOCAT

Karelle Koubatika OFFICE 2K ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN

Irene Fernández LEX COUNSEL

Aubin Mabanza KLAM & PARTNERS AVOCATS

Christian Eric Locko BRUDEY, ONDZIEL GNELENGA, LOCKO CABINET D’AVOCATS

Alejandro Fernández de Castro PWC DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Kamba Kitabi Clovis CABINET ROBERT KATAMBU & ASSOCIÉS Jean-Délphin Lokonde Mvulukunda CABINET MASAMBA

Béatrice Mabanza KLAM & PARTNERS AVOCATS Andre Malangu Muabila CABINET FAMILLE

Salomon Louboula SCP SENGHOR & SARR, NOTAIRES ASSOCIÉS

Octavio Fournier ALFREDO FOURNIER & ASOCIADOS Alfredo Fournier-Beeche ALFREDO FOURNIER & ASOCIADOS

V. Andrés Gómez PWC COSTA RICA Andrea González BLP ABOGADOS Randall González BLP ABOGADOS David Gutierrez BLP ABOGADOS Paola Gutiérrez Mora LEX COUNSEL Mario Gutiérrez Quintero LEX COUNSEL Jorge Guzmán LEX COUNSEL Roy Guzman Ramirez COMPAÑÍA NACIONAL DE FUERZA Y LUZ Randall Zamora Hidalgo COSTA RICA ABC Milena Hidalgo TELETEC S.A. Anneth Jimenez BLP ABOGADOS Vivian Jiménez OLLER ABOGADOS Elvis Eduardo Jiménez Gutiérrez SUPERINTENDENCIA GENERAL DE ENTIDADES FINANCIERAS Ivannia Méndez Rodríguez OLLER ABOGADOS Andres Mercado OLLER ABOGADOS Gabriela Miranda OLLER ABOGADOS Jaime Molina PROYECTOS ICC S.A. Jorge Montenegro SCGMT ARQUITECTURA Y DISEÑO Eduardo Montoya Solano SUPERINTENDENCIA GENERAL DE ENTIDADES FINANCIERAS Freddy Morales JAPDEVA CARIBBEAN PORT AUTHORITY Cecilia Naranjo LEX COUNSEL Pedro Oller OLLER ABOGADOS Ramón Ortega PWC DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Andrea Paniagua PWC DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Felix Pecou Johnson JAPDEVA CARIBBEAN PORT AUTHORITY Laura Perez CINDE Sergio Pérez ANDRÉ TINOCO ABOGADOS Mainor Quesada TELETEC S.A. Alvaro Quesada Loría AGUILAR CASTILLO LOVE Mauricio Quiros QUIROS ABOGADOS CENTRAL LAW Rafael Quiros QUIROS ABOGADOS CENTRAL LAW Ana Quiros Vaglio TRANSUNION Manrique Rojas ANDRÉ TINOCO ABOGADOS Miguel Ruiz Herrera LEX COUNSEL Mauricio Salas BLP ABOGADOS Jose Luis Salinas SCGMT ARQUITECTURA Y DISEÑO Walter Anderson Salomons JAPDEVA CARIBBEAN PORT AUTHORITY

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Fernando Sanchez Castillo RUSSELL BEDFORD COSTA RICA, ABBQ CONSULTORES, S.A, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL Luis Sibaja LEX COUNSEL Dagoberto Sibaja Morales REGISTRO NACIONAL DE COSTA RICA Alonso Vargas ANDRÉ TINOCO ABOGADOS Marianela Vargas PWC COSTA RICA Rocio Vega GRUPO MEGA DE COSTA RICA BR, S.A. Jafet Zúñiga Salas SUPERINTENDENCIA GENERAL DE ENTIDADES FINANCIERAS

Andrea August FINANCIAL AGENCY - CENTRE FOR HITRO.HR Zoran Avramović MINISTRY OF JUSTICE Emir Bahtijarević DIVJAK, TOPIĆ & BAHTIJAREVIĆ Ivana Bandov JURIC AND PARTNERS ATTORNEYS AT LAW Hrvoje Bardek CMS LEGAL

Michel Brizoua-Bi BILE-AKA, BRIZOUA-BI & ASSOCIÉS Lassiney Kathann Camara CLK AVOCATS Aminata Cone SCPA DOGUÉ-ABBÉ YAO & ASSOCIÉS Dorothée K. Dreesen ETUDE MAÎTRE DREESEN Olivier Germanos BOLLORÉ AFRICA LOGISTICSCI Barnabe Kabore NOVELEC SARL Fatoumata Konate Toure-B. ETUDE DE ME KONATE TOURE-B. FATOUMATA Dogbémin Gérard Kone SCPA NAMBEYA-DOGBEMIN & ASSOCIES Arsène Dablé Kouassi SCPA DOGUÉ-ABBÉ YAO & ASSOCIÉS Charlotte-Yolande Mangoua ETUDE DE MAÎTRE MANGOUA Adeline Messou PWC CÔTE D’IVOIRE André Monso PWC CÔTE D’IVOIRE Georges N’Goan CABINET N’GOAN, ASMAN & ASSOCIÉS Ousmane Samba Mamadou BCEAO Simon Dognima Silué BILE-AKA, BRIZOUA-BI & ASSOCIÉS Dominique Taty PWC CÔTE D’IVOIRE Fousséni Traoré PWC CÔTE D’IVOIRE Jean Christian Turkson CIE Koffi Noël Yao CABINET YZAS BAKER TILLY Emmanuel Yehouessi BCEAO Seydou Zerbo SCPA DOGUÉ-ABBÉ YAO & ASSOCIÉS

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Ivan Gjurgjan GJURGJAN & ŠRIBAR RADIĆ LAW FIRM

Andrej Skočić MERVIS D.O.O., MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL

Kresimir Golubić GOLMAX D.O.O. Tom Hadzija KORPER & PARTNERI LAW FIRM Lidija Hanžek HROK D.O.O. Jana Hitrec ČAČIĆ & PARTNERS Branimir Iveković IVEKOVIĆ LAW OFFICE Irina Jelčić HANŽEKOVIĆ & PARTNERS LTD., MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Ivica Jelovcic DAMCO Saša Jovičić WOLF THEISS Sanja Jurkovic PWC CROATIA Anela Kedić WOLF THEISS Branko Kirin ČAČIĆ & PARTNERS Ozren Kobsa DIVJAK, TOPIĆ & BAHTIJAREVIĆ Dina Korper KORPER & PARTNERI LAW FIRM Marija Krizanec JURIC AND PARTNERS ATTORNEYS AT LAW Anita Krizmanić MAČEŠIĆ & PARTNERS, ODVJETNICKO DRUSTVO

Dubravka Lacković CMS LEGAL Krešimir Ljubić LEKO I PARTNERI ATTORNEYS AT LAW

Alexandros Alexandrou TORNARITIS LAW FIRM Irene Anastassiou DR. K. CHRYSOSTOMIDES & CO. LLC Andreas Andreou CYPRUS GLOBAL LOGISTICS Pavlos Aristodemou ARISTODEMOU LOIZIDES YIOLITIS LLC Anja Arsalides CYPRUS INVESTMENT PROMOTION AGENCY Anita Boyadjian INFO CREDIT GROUP Amanda Cacoyanni CHRYSSES DEMETRIADES & CO. Antonis Christodoulides PWC CYPRUS Thomas Christodoulou CHRYSSES DEMETRIADES & CO. Christakis Christou PWC CYPRUS Kypros Chrysostomides DR. K. CHRYSOSTOMIDES & CO. LLC Alexandros Economou CHRYSSES DEMETRIADES & CO. Lefteris S. Eleftheriou CYPRUS INVESTMENT PROMOTION AGENCY Marios Eliades M.ELIADES & PARTNERS LLC Panicos Florides P.G. ECONOMIDES & CO. LIMITED, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL Angela T. Frangou CYPRUS STOCK EXCHANGE

Olga Lambrou MOUAIMIS & MOUAIMIS ADVOCATES Pieris M. Markou DELOITTE LLP Christos Mavrellis CHRYSSES DEMETRIADES & CO. Demosthenes Mavrellis CHRYSSES DEMETRIADES & CO. Phivos Michaelides IOANNIDES DEMETRIOU LLC Panayotis Mouaimis MOUAIMIS & MOUAIMIS ADVOCATES Alexia Mouskou IOANNIDES DEMETRIOU LLC Demetris Nicolaou ARISTODEMOU LOIZIDES YIOLITIS LLC Themis Panayi CYPRUS STOCK EXCHANGE Marios Panayiotou TORNARITIS LAW FIRM Georgios Papadopoulos M.ELIADES & PARTNERS LLC Stella Papadopoulou MINISTRY OF INTERIOR OF CYPRUS Marios Pelekanos MESARITIS PELEKANOS ARCHITECTS - ENGINEERS Chrysilios Pelekanos PWC CYPRUS Maria Pilikou DR. K. CHRYSOSTOMIDES & CO. LLC Yiannos Pipis NICE DAY DEVELOPERS Petros Rialas P.G. ECONOMIDES & CO. LIMITED, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL

Vladimir Skočić MERVIS D.O.O., MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL

Elena Frixou ARTEMIS BANK INFORMATION SYSTEMS LTD.

Toni Smrcek ŠAVORIĆ & PARTNERS

Olga Gaponova DELOITTE LLP

Manuela Špoljarić LEKO I PARTNERI ATTORNEYS AT LAW

Elvira Georgiou ANTIS TRIANTAFYLLIDES & SONS LLC

Irena Šribar Radić GJURGJAN & ŠRIBAR RADIĆ LAW FIRM

Marios Hadjigavriel ANTIS TRIANTAFYLLIDES & SONS LLC

Tihana Svetek LEKO I PARTNERI ATTORNEYS AT LAW

Iacovos Hadjivarnavas CYPRUS GENERAL BONDED AND TRANSIT STORES ASSOCIATION

Xenios Xenopoulos LAWYER

Samantha G. Hellicar ANTIS TRIANTAFYLLIDES & SONS LLC

CZECH REPUBLIC ALLEN & OVERY (CZECH REPUBLIC) LLP,

Marina Ierokipiotou ANTIS TRIANTAFYLLIDES & SONS LLC

ORGANIZAČNÍ SLOŽKA

Marin Svić PRALJAK & SVIĆ Tena Tomek DIVJAK, TOPIĆ & BAHTIJAREVIĆ Branka Tutek JURIC AND PARTNERS ATTORNEYS AT LAW Ivana Urem ASSONO LTD. CROATIA Hrvoje Vidan IVEKOVIĆ LAW OFFICE Zeljko Vrban HEP DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OPERATOR LTD.

Criton Tornaritis TORNARITIS LAW FIRM Nikos Tripatsas CYPRUS STOCK EXCHANGE Panikos Tsiailis PWC CYPRUS James West ANTIS TRIANTAFYLLIDES & SONS LLC

MAURICE WARD & CO. SRO

Christina Ioannidou IOANNIDES DEMETRIOU LLC

PREDISTRIBUCE

Demetra Kalogerou CYPRUS STOCK EXCHANGE

Vladimír Ambruz AMBRUZ & DARK LAW FIRM

George Karakannas CH.P. KARAKANNAS ELECTRICAL LTD.

Tomas Babacek AMBRUZ & DARK LAW FIRM

Melina Karaolia M.ELIADES & PARTNERS LLC

Michaela Baranyková EURO-TREND, S. R. O., MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL

Zrinka Vrtaric CMS LEGAL

Thomas Keane CHRYSSES DEMETRIADES & CO.

Mario Vukelić HIGH COMMERCIAL COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA

Harris Kleanthous DELOITTE LLP

Marin Vukovic DIVJAK, TOPIĆ & BAHTIJAREVIĆ

Spyros G. Kokkinos DEPARTMENT OF REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES AND OFFICIAL RECEIVER

Tomáš Běhounek BNT - PRAVDA & PARTNER, S.R.O.

Gorana Vukušić LEKO I PARTNERI ATTORNEYS AT LAW

Christina Koronis PWC CYPRUS

Stanislav Beran PETERKA & PARTNERS

Eugen Zadravec EUGEN ZADRAVEC LAW FIRM

Christina Kotsapa ANTIS TRIANTAFYLLIDES & SONS LLC

Jan Beres KOCIAN SOLC BALASTIK

Libor Basl BAKER & MCKENZIE Stanislav Bednár PETERKA & PARTNERS

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Martin Bohuslav AMBRUZ & DARK LAW FIRM

Petr Měšťánek KINSTELLAR

Ole Borch BECH-BRUUN LAW FIRM

Anders Worsøe MAGNUSSON

Eugene G. Royer EUGENE G. ROYER CHARTERED ARCHITECT

Jiří Černý PETERKA & PARTNERS

Veronika Mistova PRK PARTNERS S.R.O. ADVOKÁTNÍ

Frants Dalgaard-Knudsen PLESNER

DJIBOUTI ELECTRICITÉ DE DJIBOUTI

Duncan G. Stowe STOWE & CO.

Ivan Chalupa SQUIRE, SANDERS & DEMPSEY, V.O.S.

KANCELÁŘ

ADVOKÁTNÍ KANCELÁŘ

Pavlína Mišutová WHITE & CASE

Peter Chrenko PWC CZECH REPUBLIC

Marie Mrázková PETERKA & PARTNERS

Pavel Cirek ENERGY REGULATOR OFFICE CZECH REPUBLIC

Lenka Mrazova PWC CZECH REPUBLIC

Martin Dančišin GLATZOVÁ & CO. Matěj Daněk PRK PARTNERS S.R.O. ADVOKÁTNÍ KANCELÁŘ

Dagmar Dubecka KOCIAN SOLC BALASTIK Tomáš Elbert WHITE & CASE Tereza Erényi PRK PARTNERS S.R.O. ADVOKÁTNÍ KANCELÁŘ

Pavel Ficek PANALPINA CZECH S.R.O. Michal Forýtek KINSTELLAR Jakub Hajek AMBRUZ & DARK LAW FIRM Michal Hanko BUBNIK, MYSLIL & PARTNERS Jarmila Hanzalova PRK PARTNERS S.R.O. ADVOKÁTNÍ KANCELÁŘ

Jitka Hlavova PRK PARTNERS S.R.O. ADVOKÁTNÍ KANCELÁŘ

Vít Horáček GLATZOVÁ & CO. Radek Horký NOTARY CHAMBER, CZECH REPUBLIC Michal Hrnčíř AMBRUZ & DARK LAW FIRM Pavel Jakab PETERKA & PARTNERS Kateřina Jarolímková NOTÁŘSKÁ KOMORA ČESKÉ REPUBLIKY Ludvik Juřička AMBRUZ & DARK LAW FIRM Jitka Korejzova PRK PARTNERS S.R.O. ADVOKÁTNÍ KANCELÁŘ

Adela Krbcová PETERKA & PARTNERS Martin Krechler GLATZOVÁ & CO. Tomáš Kren WHITE & CASE Aleš Kubáč AMBRUZ & DARK LAW FIRM Petr Kucera CCB - CZECH CREDIT BUREAU Petr Kuhn WHITE & CASE Bohumil Kunc NOTARY CHAMBER, CZECH REPUBLIC Irena Lazurova LAW OFFICE IRENA LAZUROVA Zuzana Luklova AMBRUZ & DARK LAW FIRM Ondřej Mánek WOLF THEISS Jiří Markvart AMBRUZ & DARK LAW FIRM Peter Maysenhölder BNT - PRAVDA & PARTNER, S.R.O.

Mogens Ebeling BRUUN & HJEJLE Alice Folker GORRISSEN FEDERSPIEL Anne Birgitte Gammeljord GORRISSEN FEDERSPIEL

Souleiman Idriss Abdi MSC DJIBOUTI Fatouma Ahmed SERVICE DES DOMAINES, DJIBOUTI Houmed Abdallah Bourhan CONSERVATION FONCIERE, DJIBOUTI

Dawn Yearwood YEARWOOD CHAMBERS

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Rhadys Abreu de Polanco UNION INTERNACIONAL DEL NOTARIADO LATINO

David Musil PWC CZECH REPUBLIC

Ata Ghilassi KROMANN REUMERT, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Jarmila Musilova CZECH NATIONAL BANK

Anne Louise Haack Andersen LETT LAW FIRM

Bruno Detroyat SOCIÉTÉ MARITIME L. SAVON & RIES

Lenka Navrátilová AMBRUZ & DARK LAW FIRM

Lita Misozi Hansen PWC DENMARK

Daniel Dubois ATELIER D’ARCHITECTURE

Robert Nemec PRK PARTNERS S.R.O. ADVOKÁTNÍ

Annette Hastrup MAGNUSSON

Hassam Mohamed Egaeh DIRECTION LEGISLATION & CONTENTIEUX DE LA DIRECTIONS DES IMPOTS

Giselle Castillo SUPERINTENDENCIA DE BANCOS

Félix Emok N’Dolo CHD GROUP

Ramon Ceballos CEBALLOS & SÁNCHEZ, INGENIERÍA Y ENERGÍA, C. POR A.

KANCELÁŘ

Martina Pavelkova PANALPINA CZECH S.R.O.

Anders Hjortsholm KROMANN REUMERT, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Marketa Penazova AMBRUZ & DARK LAW FIRM

Jens Hjortskov PHILIP LAW FIRM

Veronika Plešková HAVEL, HOLÁSEK & PARTNERS S.R.O.,

Heidi Hoelgaard EXPERIAN NORTHERN EUROPE

ADVOKÁTNÍ KANCELÁŘ

Jan Procházka AMBRUZ & DARK LAW FIRM Markéta Protivankova VEJMELKA & WÜNSCH, S.R.O. Zdenek Rosicky SQUIRE, SANDERS & DEMPSEY, V.O.S.

Peter Honoré KROMANN REUMERT, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Jens Steen Jensen KROMANN REUMERT, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Poul Jespersen

ADVOKÁTNÍ KANCELÁŘ

Petra Schneiderova AMBRUZ & DARK LAW FIRM Paul Sestak WOLF THEISS Leona Ševčíková PANALPINA CZECH S.R.O. Robert Sgariboldi PANALPINA CZECH S.R.O. Dana Sládečková CZECH NATIONAL BANK

Camilla Jørgensen PHILIP LAW FIRM

Wabat Daoud AVOCAT À LA COUR

Mourad Farah Malik Garad BANQUE CENTRALE DE DJIBOUTI Habib Ibrahim Mohamed DIRECTION DE L’HABITAT ET DE L’URBANISME

Odalys Burgos PWC DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Ana Isabel Caceres TRONCOSO Y CACERES

Laureana Corral DANNA CONSULTING Mariano Corral DANNA CONSULTING Leandro Corral ESTRELLA & TUPETE

Ismael Mahamoud UNIVERSITE DE DJIBOUTI

José Cruz Campillo JIMÉNEZ CRUZ PEÑA

Fatouma Mahamoud Hassan

Robinson Cuello Shanlatte PROGRAMA DE CONSOLIDACION DE LA JURISDICCION INMOBILIARIA PODER JUDICIAL

Alain Martinet CABINET D’AVOCATS MARTINET & MARTINET

Lars Kjaer BECH-BRUUN LAW FIRM

Marie-Paule Martinet CABINET D’AVOCATS MARTINET & MARTINET

Alexander Troeltzsch Larsen BECH-BRUUN LAW FIRM

Mayank Metha SOCIÉTÉ MARITIME L. SAVON & RIES

Mikkel Stig Larsen KROMANN REUMERT, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Ibrahim Mohamed Omar CABINET CECA

Susanne Schjølin Larsen KROMANN REUMERT, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Cristian Alvarez RC ADVISORS, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL

Abdallah Mohammed Kamil ETUDE NOTARIALE

Richard De la Cruz RC ADVISORS, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL Marcos de Leon SUPERINTENDENCIA DE BANCOS Sarah de León Perelló HEADRICK RIZIK ALVAREZ & FERNÁNDEZ Raúl De Moya ARQUITECTURA & PLANIFICACIÓN

Mohamed Omar Mohamed

Juan Carlos De Moya GONZÁLEZ & COISCOU

Morten Bang Mikkelsen PWC DENMARK

Ahmed Osman BANQUE CENTRALE DE DJIBOUTI

Rosa Díaz JIMÉNEZ CRUZ PEÑA

ADVOKÁTNÍ KANCELÁŘ

Andreas Nielsen BRUUN & HJEJLE

Lantosoa Hurﬁn Ralaiarinosy GROUPEMENT COSMEZZ DJIBOUTI S.A.

Ana Esther Dominguez BIAGGI & MESSINA

Erik Steger WOLF THEISS

Susanne Nørgaard PWC DENMARK Jim Øksnebjerg ADVOKATAKTIESELSKABET HORTEN

Harilalao Ravalison CABINET D’AVOCATS MARTINET & MARTINET

Joaquín Guillermo Estrella Ramia ESTRELLA & TUPETE

Martin Štěpaník PETERKA & PARTNERS Paul Stewart PWC CZECH REPUBLIC

Carsten Pedersen BECH-BRUUN LAW FIRM

Ladislav Smejkal WHITE & CASE Petra Sochorova HAVEL, HOLÁSEK & PARTNERS S.R.O.,

Stanislav Travnicek ENERGY REGULATOR OFFICE CZECH REPUBLIC Růžena Trojánková KINSTELLAR Klara Valentova AMBRUZ & DARK LAW FIRM

Lars Lindencrone Petersen BECH-BRUUN LAW FIRM Jette H. Ronøe BECH-BRUUN LAW FIRM Kim Sejberg

Ludek Vrána VRÁNA & PELIKÁN

Louise Krarup Simonsen KROMANN REUMERT, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Vaclav Zaloudek WHITE & CASE

Martin Sørensen 2M EL-INSTALLATION A/S

DENMARK

Christel Tegler KROMANN REUMERT, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Elsebeth Aaes-Jørgensen NORRBOM VINDING, MEMBER OF IUS LABORIS Niels Bang GORRISSEN FEDERSPIEL

Anette Thorburn Henrik Thuesen

Thomas Bang LETT LAW FIRM

Kim Trenskow KROMANN REUMERT, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Peter Bang PLESNER

Knud Villemoes Hansen NATIONAL SURVEY AND CADASTRE

Aicha Youssouf Abdi CABINET CECA

DOMINICA

Alejandro Fernández de Castro PWC DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Mary Fernández Rodríguez HEADRICK RIZIK ALVAREZ & FERNÁNDEZ

Joelle A.V. Harris HARRIS & HARRIS

Jose Ernesto Garcia A. TRANSGLOBAL LOGISTIC

Jerry Brisbane O.D. BRISBANE & SONS

Gloria Gasso HEADRICK RIZIK ALVAREZ & FERNÁNDEZ

Marvlyn Estrado KPB CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

Jetti Gomez BIAGGI & MESSINA

F. Adler Hamlet REALCO COMPANY LIMITED

Pablo Gonzalez Tapia GONZÁLEZ & COISCOU

Sandra Julien COMPANIES AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE

Ralvin Gross HEADRICK RIZIK ALVAREZ & FERNÁNDEZ

Charlene Mae Magnaye PWC ST. LUCIA Severin McKenzie MCKENZIE ARCHITECTURAL & CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC.

Luis Heredia Bonetti RUSSIN & VECCHI, LLC. María Elisa Holguín López RUSSIN & VECCHI, LLC. José Antonio Logroño Morales ADAMS GUZMAN & LOGROÑO

Richard Peterkin PWC ST. LUCIA

José Ramón Logroño Morales ADAMS GUZMAN & LOGROÑO

Joan K.R. Prevost PREVOST & ROBERTS

Annie Luna PELLERANO & HERRERA, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Fernando Marranzini HEADRICK RIZIK ALVAREZ & FERNÁNDEZ

Miguel Falconi-Puig FALCONI PUIG ABOGADOS

Ghada Abdel Aziz IBRACHY & DERMARKAR LAW FIRM

Ashraf Elibrachy IBRACHY LAW FIRM

Mustafa Makram BDO, KHALED & CO.

Carlos Marte AGENCIA DE COMERCIO EXTERIOR CM

Martin Galarza Lanas PUENTE REYES & GALARZA ATTORNEYS AT LAW CIA. LTDA.

Sara Abdel Gabbar NOUR LAW OFFICE, MANAGED BY TROWERS & HAMLINS

Sara Elmatbouly NOUR LAW OFFICE, MANAGED BY TROWERS & HAMLINS

John Matouk DLA MATOUK BASSIOUNY (PART OF DLA PIPER GROUP)

Leopoldo González R. PAZ HOROWITZ ABOGADOS

Ibrahim Mustafa Ibrahim Abdel Khalek GENERAL AUTHORITY FOR INVESTMENT GAFI

Rana Elnahal IBRACHY LAW FIRM

Mostafa Mostafa AL KAMEL LAW OFFICE

Mostafa Elshafei IBRACHY LAW FIRM

Mostafa Mohamed Mostafa AL KAMEL LAW OFFICE

Amany Elwessal MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND FOREIGN TRADE

Marwa Omara TELELAWS

Jesús Geraldo Martínez SUPERINTENDENCIA DE BANCOS Laura Medina JIMÉNEZ CRUZ PEÑA Fabiola Medina MEDINA & RIZEK, ABOGADOS Doris Miranda GONZÁLEZ & COISCOU Natia Núñez HEADRICK RIZIK ALVAREZ & FERNÁNDEZ

Alvaro Jarrín SUPERINTENDENCIA DE BANCOS Y SEGUROS María Isabel Machado Tovar FALCONI PUIG ABOGADOS Juan Manuel Marchán PÉREZ, BUSTAMANTE Y PONCE, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Sayed Abuelkomsan MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND FOREIGN TRADE Nermine Abulata MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND FOREIGN TRADE

Hassan Fahmy MINISTRY OF INVESTMENT

Alya Rady MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND FOREIGN TRADE

Mariam Fahmy SHALAKANY LAW OFFICE, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Mohamed Ramadan DLA MATOUK BASSIOUNY (PART OF DLA PIPER GROUP)

Ghada Farouk SHALAKANY LAW OFFICE, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Ingy Rasekh MENA ASSOCIATES, MEMBER OF AMERELLER RECHTSANWÄLTE

Tarek Gadallah IBRACHY LAW FIRM

Menha Samy IBRACHY & DERMARKAR LAW FIRM

Ashraf Gamal El-Din EGYPTIAN INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS

Mohamed Serry SERRY LAW OFFICE

Mahmoud Gamal El-Din MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND FOREIGN TRADE

Mohamed Shaﬁk MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND FOREIGN TRADE

Dena Ghobashy DLA MATOUK BASSIOUNY (PART OF DLA PIPER GROUP)

Abdallah Shalash ABDALLAH SHALASH & CO. (CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS - TAX CONSULTANTS BUSINESS ADVISORS)

Ramón Ortega PWC DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Luis Marin-Tobar PÉREZ, BUSTAMANTE Y PONCE, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Ghada Adel PWC EGYPT

Andrea Paniagua PWC DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Sansone Massimiliano

Shaimaa Ali MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND FOREIGN TRADE

Luis R. Pellerano PELLERANO & HERRERA, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Romina Meuti PWC ECUADOR Francisco Javier Naranjo Grijalva PAZ HOROWITZ ABOGADOS

Osama Abd Al-Monem MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND FOREIGN TRADE

María Dolores Orbe VIVANCO & VIVANCO

Abdoul Karim Alpha Gado GEREC-AFRIKIYA

Julio Pinedo PWC DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Esteban Ortiz PÉREZ, BUSTAMANTE Y PONCE, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Abd El Wahab Aly Ibrahim ABD EL WAHAB SONS

Maria Portes CASTILLO Y CASTILLO

Pablo Padilla Muirragui ECUADOR CARGO SYSTEM

Alejandro Miguel Ramirez Suzaña RAMIREZ SUZAÑA & ASOC.

Jorge Paz Durini PAZ HOROWITZ ABOGADOS

Nelson Rodriguez GAMEI

Bruno Pineda-Cordero PÉREZ, BUSTAMANTE Y PONCE, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Carolina Pichardo BIAGGI & MESSINA Edward Piña Fernandez BIAGGI & MESSINA

Wendy Sánchez TRANSUNION Carolina Silié HEADRICK RIZIK ALVAREZ & FERNÁNDEZ Maricell Silvestre Rodriguez JIMÉNEZ CRUZ PEÑA Juan Tejada PWC DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Xavier Amador Pino ESTUDIO JURIDICO AMADOR Daniel Pino Arroba CORONEL Y PÉREZ Ramiro Pinto PINTO & GARCES ASOC. CIA LTDA., MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL

Sarah Ammar AL KAMEL LAW OFFICE Sayed Ammar AL KAMEL LAW OFFICE Tim Armsby NOUR LAW OFFICE, MANAGED BY TROWERS & HAMLINS Khaled Balbaa KPMG Karim Dabbous SHERIF DABBOUS, AUDITORS & FINANCIAL CONSULTANCIES, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL Sherif Dabbous SHERIF DABBOUS, AUDITORS & FINANCIAL CONSULTANCIES, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL

Vilma Verras Terrero JIMÉNEZ CRUZ PEÑA

Patricia Ponce Arteta BUSTAMANTE & BUSTAMANTE

Nathalie Vidal GONZÁLEZ & COISCOU

Juan Carlos Proaño PANALPINA WORLD TRANSPORT LLP

Chery Zacarías MEDINA & RIZEK, ABOGADOS

Angel Alfonso Puente Reyes PUENTE REYES & GALARZA ATTORNEYS AT LAW CIA. LTDA.

Amany El Bagoury AL KAMEL LAW OFFICE

Juan Jose Puente Reyes PUENTE REYES & GALARZA ATTORNEYS AT LAW CIA. LTDA.

Cherine El Dib SHALAKANY LAW OFFICE, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Falconi Puig FALCONI PUIG ABOGADOS

Ahmed El Gammal SHALAKANY LAW OFFICE, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Sandra Reed PÉREZ, BUSTAMANTE Y PONCE, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Mohamed Refaat El Houshy THE EGYPTIAN CREDIT BUREAU I-SCORE

Gustavo Romero ROMERO ARTETA PONCE Montserrat Sánchez CORONEL Y PÉREZ

ECUADOR ACREDITA BURÓ DE INFORMACIÓN CREDITICIA S.A. EMPRESA ELÉCTRICA “QUITO” S.A. Pablo Aguirre PWC ECUADOR Gerardo Aguirre VIVANCO & VIVANCO Natalia Almeida PÉREZ, BUSTAMANTE Y PONCE, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Xavier Bravo SUPERINTENDENCIA DE BANCOS Y SEGUROS Xavier Andrade Cadena ANDRADE VELOZ & ASOCIADOS Patricio Carrion Pablo Chiriboga Dechiara PUENTE REYES & GALARZA ATTORNEYS AT LAW CIA. LTDA. Fernando Coral PANALPINA WORLD TRANSPORT LLP Lucía Cordero Ledergerber FALCONI PUIG ABOGADOS Renato Coronel PINTO & GARCES ASOC. CIA LTDA, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL Fernando Del Pozo Contreras GALLEGOS, VALAREZO & NEIRA

Michelle Semanate FALCONI PUIG ABOGADOS Leonardo Sempértegui SEMPÉRTEGUI ONTANEDA Esteban Alejandro Torres Valencia PUENTE REYES & GALARZA ATTORNEYS AT LAW CIA. LTDA. Ruth Urbano SEMPÉRTEGUI ONTANEDA

EGYPT, ARAB REP. TALAL ABU GHAZALEH LEGAL (TAG-LEGAL) Abdel Aal Aly AFIFI WORLD TRANSPORT ALEXANDRIA Naguib Abadir NACITA CORPORATION

Sameh Dahroug IBRACHY & DERMARKAR LAW FIRM Abdallah El Adly PWC EGYPT

Zeinab Saieed Gohar CENTRAL BANK OF EGYPT Mohamed Gomaa Ali MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND FOREIGN TRADE Farah Ahmed Haggag MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND FOREIGN TRADE Mohamed Hashish TELELAWS Maha Hassan AFIFI WORLD TRANSPORT ALEXANDRIA Emad Hassan MINISTRY OF STATE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE DEVELOPMENT Tarek Hassib AL KAMEL LAW OFFICE Omneia Helmy EGYPTIAN CENTER FOR ECONOMIC STUDIES Mohamed Hisham Hassan MINISTRY OF INVESTMENT Mohamed Ibrahim DLA MATOUK BASSIOUNY (PART OF DLA PIPER GROUP) Badawi Ibrahim MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND FOREIGN TRADE

Ramy Shalash ABDALLAH SHALASH & CO. (CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS - TAX CONSULTANTS BUSINESS ADVISORS) Abdelrahman Sherif MENA ASSOCIATES, MEMBER OF AMERELLER RECHTSANWÄLTE Omar Sherif SHALAKANY LAW OFFICE, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Adham Shetehy AASTMT Sharif Shihata SHALAKANY LAW OFFICE, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Frédéric Soliman TELELAWS Emile Tadros TADROS & KHATCHADOURIAN LAW FIRM Amira Thabet SHERIF DABBOUS, AUDITORS & FINANCIAL CONSULTANCIES, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL Randa Tharwat NACITA CORPORATION Tarek Zahran AL KAMEL LAW OFFICE

Hassan El Maraashly AAW CONSULTING ENGINEERS

Ahmed Ibrahim NOUR LAW OFFICE, MANAGED BY TROWERS & HAMLINS

Mona Zobaa MINISTRY OF INVESTMENT

Zienab El Oraby SHALAKANY LAW OFFICE, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Stephan Jäger AMERELLER RECHTSANWÄLTE

EL SALVADOR

Emad El Shalakany SHALAKANY LAW OFFICE, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Khaled El Shalakany SHALAKANY LAW OFFICE, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Sally El Shalakany SHALAKANY LAW OFFICE, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Mohamed Kamal SHALAKANY LAW OFFICE, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Mohamed Kamel AL KAMEL LAW OFFICE Shahira Khaled AL KAMEL LAW OFFICE Mohanad Khaled BDO, KHALED & CO.

Passant El Tabei PWC EGYPT

Taha Khaled BDO, KHALED & CO.

Soheir Elbanna IBRACHY LAW FIRM

Minas Khatchadourian EGYPT LEGAL DESK

Samir El-Gammal MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND FOREIGN TRADE

Adel Kheir ADEL KHEIR LAW OFFICE

Miguel Angel ALE CARGO S.A. DE C.V. Ana Margoth Arévalo SUPERINTENDENCIA DEL SISTEMA FINANCIERO Francisco Armando Arias Rivera ARIAS & MUÑOZ Irene Arrieta de Díaz Nuila ARRIETA BUSTAMANTE Francisco José Barrientos AGUILAR CASTILLO LOVE Abraham Bichara AES EL SALVADOR Carlos Roberto Alfaro Castillo AGUILAR CASTILLO LOVE Francesca Cedrola PWC EL SALVADOR

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Ricardo Cevallos CONSORTIUM CENTRO AMÉRICA ABOGADOS

Roxana Romero ROMERO PINEDA & ASOCIADOS, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Walter Chávez GOLD SERVICE

Kelly Beatriz Romero RUSCONI, MEDINA & ASOCIADOS

David Claros GARCÍA & BODÁN

Mario Enrique Sáenz SÁENZ & ASOCIADOS

Porﬁrio Diaz Fuentes DLM, ABOGADOS, NOTARIOS & CONSULTORES

Ana Guadalupe Sáenz Padilla SÁENZ & ASOCIADOS

Gabriel Dominguez RUSCONI, MEDINA & ASOCIADOS Roberta Gallardo de Cromeyer ARIAS & MUÑOZ Carlos Hernán Gil LEXINCORP Karla Guzmán Martinez ARRIETA BUSTAMANTE Erwin Alexander Haas Quinteros RUSCONI, MEDINA & ASOCIADOS Carlos Henriquez GOLD SERVICE

Oscar Samour CONSORTIUM CENTRO AMÉRICA ABOGADOS Alonso V. Saravia ASOCIACIÓN SALVADOREÑA DE INGENIEROS Y ARQUITECTOS (ASIA) Manuel Telles Suvillaga LEXINCORP

Fidel Márquez ARIAS & MUÑOZ Luis Alonso Medina Lopez RUSCONI, MEDINA & ASOCIADOS Astrud María Meléndez ASOCIACIÓN PROTECTORA DE CRÉDITOS DE EL SALVADOR (PROCREDITO) Mauricio Melhado GOLD SERVICE Camilo Mena GOLD SERVICE Antonio R. Mendez Llort ROMERO PINEDA & ASOCIADOS, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Edgar Mendoza PWC GUATEMALA Miriam Eleana Mixco Reyna GOLD SERVICE Jocelyn Mónico AGUILAR CASTILLO LOVE Fernando Montano ARIAS & MUÑOZ Ramón Ortega PWC DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Andrea Paniagua PWC DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Jessica Margarita Pineda Machuca ACZALAW Jose Antonio Polanco LEXINCORP Ana Patricia Portillo Reyes GUANDIQUE SEGOVIA QUINTANILLA Hector Rios CONSORTIUM CENTRO AMÉRICA ABOGADOS Emilio Rivera PWC EL SALVADOR Flor de Maria Rodriguez ARIAS & MUÑOZ

Paul Künnap LAW FIRM SORAINEN

Karolina Ullman MAQS LAW FIRM

Timo Kullerkupp MAQS LAW FIRM

Neve Uudelt RAIDLA LEJINS & NORCOUS

Piia Kulm LEXTAL LAW OFFICE

Ingmar Vali REGISTRITE JA INFOSUSTEEMIDE KESKUS

Peeter Kutman ATTORNEYS AT LAW BORENIUS

Aleksander Vares LAW OFFICE VARES & PARTNERID

Priit Lepasepp LAW FIRM SORAINEN

Mirjam Vili BNT KLAUBERG KRAUKLIS ADVOKAADIBÜROO

Mulgheta Hailu TEFERI BERHANE & MULGHETA HAILU LAW FIRM Tekeste Mesghenna MTD ENTERPRISES PLC Akberom Tedla CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Isac Tesfazion

ESTONIA ESTONIAN LOGISTICS AND FREIGHT FORWARDING ASSOCIATION

Katrin Altmets LAW FIRM SORAINEN

Julio Vargas GARCÍA & BODÁN

Mónica Pineda Machuca

Fessahaie Habte ATTORNEY-AT-LAW AND LEGAL CONSULTANT

Ott Aava ATTORNEYS AT LAW BORENIUS

Luis Lievano ASSOCIACION DE INGENIEROS Y ARQUITECTOS

Mario Lozano ARIAS & MUÑOZ

Veikko Toomere MAQS LAW FIRM

María Alejandra Tulipano CONSORTIUM CENTRO AMÉRICA ABOGADOS Mauricio Antonio Urrutia SUPERINTENDENCIA DEL SISTEMA FINANCIERO

Jerson Lopez GOLD SERVICE

Tanja Kriisa PWC ESTONIA

Oscar Torres GARCÍA & BODÁN

America Hernandez ALE CARGO S.A. DE C.V.

Thelma Dinora Lizama de Osorio SUPERINTENDENCIA DEL SISTEMA FINANCIERO

Berhane Gila-Michael BERHANE GILA-MICHAEL LAW FIRM

Juan Vásquez GOLD SERVICE Rene Velasquez ARIAS & MUÑOZ Luis Mario Villalta CONSORTIUM CENTRO AMÉRICA ABOGADOS Ligia Villeda ARRIETA BUSTAMANTE

EQUATORIAL GUINEA LA BANQUE DES ETATS DE L’AFRIQUE CENTRALE SEGESA (SOCIEDAD DE ELECTRICIDAD DE GUINEA ECUATORIAL) Angel Mba Abeso CENTURION LLP Gabriel Amugu INTERACTIVOS GE N.J. Ayuk CENTURION LLP Eddy Garrigo PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS TAX & LEGAL SARL Sébastien Lechêne PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS TAX & LEGAL SARL Paulino Mbo Obama OFICINA DE ESTUDIEOS - ATEG François Münzer PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS TAX & LEGAL SARL Maria Nchana CENTURION LLP Gustavo Ndong Edu AFRI LOGISTICS Jacinto Ona CENTURION LLP

ERITREA BERHANE WOLDU, WITH THE SUPPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG

Erik Lepik LAWIN Gerda Liik RAIDLA LEJINS & NORCOUS Liina Linsi LAWIN Karin Madisson LAW FIRM SORAINEN

Aet Bergmann LAW OFFICE BERGMANN

Mart Maidla EESTI ENERGIA JAOTUSVÕRK OÜ (DISTRIBUTION GRID)

Mark Butzmann BNT KLAUBERG KRAUKLIS ADVOKAADIBÜROO

Olger Marjak LAW OFFICE TARK GRUNTE SUTKIENE

Jane Eespõld LAW FIRM SORAINEN Indrek Ergma LAW FIRM SORAINEN Alger Ers AE PROJEKTI INSENER Diana Freivald MINISTRY OF JUSTICE Helen Ginter LAW FIRM SORAINEN Heili Haabu ATTORNEYS AT LAW BORENIUS Kristjan Hänni KAWE KAPITAL Pirkko-Liis Harkmaa LAWIN Triinu Hiob LAWIN Risto Hübner LAW OFFICE TARK GRUNTE SUTKIENE Annika Jaanson ATTORNEYS AT LAW BORENIUS Andres Juss ESTONIAN LAND BOARD Riina Käämer LAW OFFICE VARES & PARTNERID Erica Kaldre HOUGH, HUTT & PARTNERS OU Helerin Kaldvee RAIDLA LEJINS & NORCOUS Aidi Kallavus KPMG Meelis Kaps EESTI ENERGIA JAOTUSVÕRK OÜ (DISTRIBUTION GRID) Kadri-Catre Kasak MINISTRY OF JUSTICE Kersti Kerstna-Vaks TARTU COUNTY COURT Kilvar Kessler LAW OFFICE TARK GRUNTE SUTKIENE

Marko Mehilane LAWIN Veiko Meos KREDIIDIINFO A.S. Jaanus Mody ATTORNEYS AT LAW BORENIUS Margus Mugu ATTORNEYS AT LAW BORENIUS Arne Ots RAIDLA LEJINS & NORCOUS

Urmas Volens LAW FIRM SORAINEN Joel Zernask KPMG

ETHIOPIA ERNST & YOUNG Woubishet Amanuel BETE SAM PLC Nassir Jemal Amdehun AMDEHUN GENERAL TRADING Bekure Assefa BEKURE ASSEFA LAW OFFICE Teshome Gabre-Mariam Bokan TESHOME GABRE-MARIAM LAW FIRM Tesfaye Dagnachew DAGNACHEW TESFAYE LAW OFFICE Teferra Demiss LEGAL AND INSURANCE CONSULTANT AND ATTORNEY

Priit Pahapill ATTORNEYS AT LAW BORENIUS

Solomon Desta NATIONAL BANK OF ETHIOPIA

Sven Papp RAIDLA LEJINS & NORCOUS

Berhane Ghebray BERHANE GHEBRAY & ASSOCIATES

Evelin Pärn-Lee MAQS LAW FIRM

Zekarias Keneaa ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY

Kirsti Pent LAW OFFICE TARK GRUNTE SUTKIENE

Taddesse Lencho ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY

Leho Pihkva LAW FIRM SORAINEN

Molla Mengistu ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY

Tiina Pukk LEXTAL LAW OFFICE

Belachew Moges EEPCO.

Kristiina Puuste KPMG

Hailye Sahle Seifu ATTORNEY-AT-LAW

Kaidi Reiljan-Sihvart LAWIN

Eyasu Tequame JEHOIACHIN TECHNO PVT. LTD. CO.

Dmitri Rozenblat LAWIN

Elias Tesfaye NATIONAL BANK OF ETHIOPIA

Merle Saaliste LAW FIRM SORAINEN

Amanuel Teshome AMAN & PARTNERS

Piret Saartee

Meheret Tewodros ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY

Katrin Sarap MAQS LAW FIRM

Shimelis Tilahun NET CONSULT

Martin Simovart LAWIN Monika Tamm LAWIN

Gerli Kilusk LAWIN

Tarvi Thomberg EESTI ENERGIA JAOTUSVÕRK OÜ (DISTRIBUTION GRID)

Senai Andemariam UNIVERSITY OF ASMARA

Igor Kostjuk HOUGH, HUTT & PARTNERS OU

Holger Tilk LAWIN

Tadesse Beraki

Villu Kõve ESTONIAN SUPREME COURT

Villi Tõntson PWC ESTONIA

Ksenia Kravtshenko LAW OFFICE VARES & PARTNERID

Triin Toomemets LAW FIRM SORAINEN

Tesfai Ghebrehiwet DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Vesse Võhma LAWIN

Karina Paatsi ATTORNEYS AT LAW BORENIUS

Rahel Abera BERHANE GILA-MICHAEL LAW FIRM

Biniam Fessehazion Ghebremichael ERITREAN AIRLINES

Ago Vilu PWC ESTONIA

Abuye Tsehay UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO Merga Wakweya NATIONAL BANK OF ETHIOPIA

FIJI ERNST & YOUNG David Aidney WILLIAMS & GOSLING LTD. Caroll Sela Ali CROMPTONS SOLICITORS Eddielin Almonte PWC FIJI Lisa Apted KPMG

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Jon Apted MUNRO LEYS Nehla Basawaiya MUNRO LEYS Mahendra Chand MUNRO LEYS Jeremy Chang SUVA CITY COUNCIL William Wylie Clarke HOWARDS LAWYERS

Manne Airaksinen ROSCHIER ATTORNEYS LTD., MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Tuomo Åvall WABUCO OY, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL Kasper Björkstén HELEN SÄHKÖVERKKO OY Claudio Busi CASTRÉN & SNELLMAN ATTORNEYS LTD.

Delores Elliott

Marja Eskola PWC FINLAND

Isireli Fa THE FIJI LAW SOCIETY / FA & COMPANY BARRISTERS & SOLICITORS

Johannes Frände ROSCHIER ATTORNEYS LTD., MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Vamarasi Faktaufon Q. B. BALE & ASSOCIATES

Esa Halmari HEDMAN PARTNERS

Florence Fenton MUNRO LEYS

Pekka Halme

Dilip Jamnadas JAMNADAS AND ASSOCIATES

Johanna Haltia-Tapio HANNES SNELLMAN LLC

Jerome Kado PWC FIJI

Joni Hatanmaa HEDMAN PARTNERS

Viren Kapadia SHERANI & CO.

Berndt Heikel HANNES SNELLMAN LLC

Releshni Karan MISHRA PRAKASH & ASSOCIATES

Leenamaija Heinonen ROSCHIER ATTORNEYS LTD., MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Usenia Losalini MINISTRY OF JUSTICE Paul McDonnell CROMPTONS SOLICITORS Richard Naidu MUNRO LEYS Anuleshni Neelum Neelta NEELTA LAW

Harri Hirvonen PWC FINLAND Jani Hovila HANNES SNELLMAN LLC Mia Hukkinen ROSCHIER ATTORNEYS LTD., MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Jon Orton ORTON ARCHITECTS

Nina Isokorpi ROSCHIER ATTORNEYS LTD., MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Pradeep Patel PKF INTERNATIONAL

Pekka Jaatinen CASTRÉN & SNELLMAN ATTORNEYS LTD.

Ramesh Prakash MISHRA PRAKASH & ASSOCIATES

Nina Järvinen CARGOWORLD AB/OY

Ramesh Prasad Lal CARPENTERS SHIPPING

Juuso Jokela SUOMEN ASIAKASTIETO OY

Colin Radford LARSEN HOLTEN MAYBIN & COMPANY LTD.

Tanja Jussila WASELIUS & WIST

Abhi Ram COMPANIES REGISTRAR

Sakari Kauppinen NATIONAL BOARD OF PATENTS & REGISTRATION

Varun Shandil MUNRO LEYS Shelvin Singh PARSHOTAM & CO.

Aki Kauppinen ROSCHIER ATTORNEYS LTD., MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

James Sloan SIWATIBAU & SLOAN

Antti Kivipuro ENERGY MARKET AUTHORITY

Narotam Solanki PWC FIJI

Gisela Knuts ROSCHIER ATTORNEYS LTD., MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Shayne Sorby MUNRO LEYS Mark Swamy LARSEN HOLTEN MAYBIN & COMPANY LTD. Eparama Tawake FEA (FIJI ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY) Vulisere Tukama SUVA CITY COUNCIL Chirk Yam PWC FIJI Eddie Yuen WILLIAMS & GOSLING LTD.

FINLAND Markku Aaltonen CONFEDERATION OF FINNISH CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES

Kimmo Mettälä KROGERUS ATTORNEYS LTD.

Sylvie Ghesquiere BANQUE DE FRANCE

Ville Mykkänen WABUCO OY, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL

Kevin Grossmann MAYER BROWN

Emma Niemistö CASTRÉN & SNELLMAN ATTORNEYS LTD. Linda Nyman WASELIUS & WIST Ilona Paakkala PWC FINLAND Laura Peltonen PWC FINLAND Elina Pesonen CASTRÉN & SNELLMAN ATTORNEYS LTD. Ilkka Pesonen WABUCO OY, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL Markku Pulkkinen HEDMAN PARTNERS Mikko Reinikainen PWC FINLAND Veli-Pekka Saajo ENERGY MARKET AUTHORITY Petri Taivalkoski ROSCHIER ATTORNEYS LTD., MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Seija Vartiainen PWC FINLAND Helena Viita ROSCHIER ATTORNEYS LTD., MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Anna Vuori HEDMAN PARTNERS Marko Vuori KROGERUS ATTORNEYS LTD. Christoffer Waselius WASELIUS & WIST Gunnar Westerlund ROSCHIER ATTORNEYS LTD., MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Kai Wist PWC FINLAND

FRANCE ALLEN & OVERY LLP BRÉMOND & ASSOCIÉS Anne Antoni GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL A.A.R.P.I., MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Nicolas Barberis ASHURST Andrew Booth ANDREW BOOTH ARCHITECT Guillaume Bordier CAPSTAN

Risto Löf PWC FINLAND Tuomas Lukkarinen NATIONAL LAND SURVEY OF FINLAND

Ville Ahtola CASTRÉN & SNELLMAN ATTORNEYS LTD.

Anna Lumijärvi KROGERUS ATTORNEYS LTD.

Mikko Äijälä KROGERUS ATTORNEYS LTD.

Jyri Makela CONFEDERATION OF FINNISH CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES

Daniel Arthur Laprès CABINET D’AVOCATS Julien Maire du Poset SMITH VIOLET

Ruben Mindonga Ndongo CABINET ME ANGUILER Thierry Ngomo ARCHIPRO INTERNATIONAL Lubin Ntoutoume AVOCAT

Jean-Louis Martin JONES DAY

Josette Cadie Olendo

Nathalie Morel MAYER BROWN

Marie-Jose Ongo Mendou BUSINESS CONSULTING

Jerome Orsel SCHENKER

Laurent Pommera PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS TAX & LEGAL SA

Arnaud Pèdron TAJ, MEMBER OF DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU LIMITED Arnaud Pelpel PELPEL AVOCATS Caroline Poncelet MAYER BROWN

Christophe A. Relongoué PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS TAX & LEGAL SA Yala Tchimbakala ETUDE BIKALOU

GAMBIA, THE

Hugues Roux BANQUE DE FRANCE

Gideon Ayi-Owoo PWC GHANA

Carole Sabbah MAYER BROWN

Christiana Baah PWC GHANA

Pierre-Nicolas Sanzey HERBERT SMITH PARIS LLP Isabelle Smith Monnerville SMITH VIOLET

Alpha Amadou Barry DT ASSOCIATES, INDEPENDENT CORRESPONDENCE FIRM OF DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU LIMITED

Agnes Soizic ASHURST

Amie N.D. Bensouda AMIE BENSOUDA & CO.

Camille Sparfel CAPSTAN

Abdul Aziz Bensouda

Caroline Stéphane DELSOL AVOCATS Jean Luc Vallens COUR D’APPEL DE COLMAR Philippe Xavier-Bender GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL A.A.R.P.I., MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Claire Zuliani TRANSPARENCE, A MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL

GABON LA BANQUE DES ETATS DE L’AFRIQUE CENTRALE NOTARY

Bakary Demba GAMBIA SHIPPING AGENCIES Ida Denise Drameh IDA D. DRAMEH & ASSOCIATES Abdul Aleem Faye GAMBIA SHIPPING AGENCIES Jon Goldy AMIE BENSOUDA & CO. Cherno Alieu Jallow DT ASSOCIATES, INDEPENDENT CORRESPONDENCE FIRM OF DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU LIMITED Alhaji Jallow NATIONAL WATER AND ELECTRICITY COMPANY LTD.

Sulayman M. Joof S.M. JOOF AGENCY

Marie Carmel Ketty Ayimambenwe BANQUE INTERNATIONALE POUR LE COMMERCE ET L’INDUSTRIE DU GABON

Nani Juwara NATIONAL WATER AND ELECTRICITY COMPANY LTD.

Albert Bikalou ETUDE BIKALOU

Lamin Keita MSITA ENTERPRISE

Nicolas Deshayes AJASSOCIÉS

Benoît Boulikou SEEG, SOCIÉTÉ D’ENERGIE ET D’EAU DU GABON

Mary Kwarteng PWC GHANA

Olivier Everaere AGENCE EPURE SARL

Daniel Chevallon MATELEC

Benoit Fauvelet BANQUE DE FRANCE

Gilbert Erangah ETUDE MAÎTRE ERANGAH

Ingrid Fauvelière GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL A.A.R.P.I., MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Augustin Fang

Omar Njie LAW FIRM OMAR NJIE

Michael Jeannot MATELEC

Miriam Nortey PWC GHANA

Stèphanie Chatelon TAJ, MEMBER OF DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU LIMITED

Patrik Lindfors LINDFORS & CO., ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW LTD.

Carol Khoury JONES DAY

Célestin Ndelia ETUDE MAÎTRE NDELIA CÉLESTIN

Gianni Ardizzone SATRAM

Arto Kukkonen HH PARTNERS, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW LTD.

Jan Lilius HANNES SNELLMAN LLC

Marc Jobert JOBERT & ASSOCIÉS

Jean-Joel Mebaley DESTINY EXECUTIVES ARCHITECTS - AGENCE DU BORD DE MER

Lamin S. Jatta DT ASSOCIATES, INDEPENDENT CORRESPONDENCE FIRM OF DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU LIMITED

Franck Buffaud DELSOL AVOCATS

Tiina Leppälahti HELEN SÄHKÖVERKKO OY

Sabrina Henocq DELSOL AVOCATS

Jean Mbagou BANQUE INTERNATIONALE POUR LE COMMERCE ET L’INDUSTRIE DU GABON

Marcellin Massila Akendengue SEEG, SOCIÉTÉ D’ENERGIE ET D’EAU DU GABON

Markku Korvenmaa HH PARTNERS, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW LTD.

Jouni Lehtinen HELEN SÄHKÖVERKKO OY

Philippe Guibert FIEEC

Pélagie Massamba Mouckocko PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS TAX & LEGAL SA

Frédérique Chifflot Bourgeois LAWYER AT THE BAR OF PARIS Michel Combe LANDWELL & ASSOCIÉS Raphaëlle de Ruffi de Pontevès LANDWELL & ASSOCIÉS

George Kwatia PWC GHANA Prossie Namakula PWC GHANA

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Mary Abdoulie Samba-Christensen LEGAL PRACTITIONER Hawa Sisay-Sabally LAWYER Salieu Taal TEMPLE LEGAL PRACTITIONERS Darcy White PWC GHANA

Tinatin Petriashvili MGALOBLISHVILI, KIPIANI, DZIDZIGURI (MKD) LAW FIRM Irakli Pipia DLA PIPER GEORGIA LP Joseph Salukvadze TBILISI STATE UNIVERSITY

GEORGIA

Natia Samushia CHANCELLERY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF GEORGIA

Mushﬁg Aliyev PWC AZERBAIJAN

Manzoor Shah GLOBALINK LOGISTICS GROUP

Natalia Babakishvili MGALOBLISHVILI, KIPIANI, DZIDZIGURI (MKD) LAW FIRM

Vakhtang Shevardnadze MGALOBLISHVILI, KIPIANI, DZIDZIGURI (MKD) LAW FIRM

Niko Bakashvilli AUDITORIAL FIRM BAKASHVILI & CO.

Manana Shurghulaia AGENCY FOR FREE TRADE AND COMPETITION

Zaza Bibilashvili BGI LEGAL Temur Bolotashvili USAID ECONOMIC PROSPERITY INITIATIVE Kakha Damenia GDC SOLUTIONS Lasha Gogiberidze BGI LEGAL Mamuka Gordeziani ITM GLOBAL LOGISTICS Bela Gutidze GDC SOLUTIONS Irakli Gvilia ALLIANCE GROUP HOLDING Gia Jandieri NEW ECONOMIC SCHOOL - GEORGIA Revaz Javelidze GRATA GEORGIA LLC Aleksandre Kacharava CHANCELLERY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF GEORGIA David Kakabadze Grigol Kakauridze MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GEORGIA Mari Khardziani NATIONAL AGENCY OF PUBLIC REGISTRY Victor Kipiani MGALOBLISHVILI, KIPIANI, DZIDZIGURI (MKD) LAW FIRM

Eka Siradze GRATA GEORGIA LLC Rusa Sreseli GDC SOLUTIONS Avto Svanidze DLA PIPER GEORGIA LP Anna Tabidze MGALOBLISHVILI, KIPIANI, DZIDZIGURI (MKD) LAW FIRM Altaf Tapia PWC GEORGIA Tamara Tevdoradze BGI LEGAL Tato Urjumelashvili STATE PROCUREMENT AGENCY

GERMANY SENATSVERWALTUNG FÜR STADTENTWICKLUNG BERLIN Bassem Al Abed GRAF VON WESTPHALEN INSOLVENZVERWALTUNG UND SANIERUNG Friedhold E. Andreas FREILING, ANDREAS & PARTNER Stephan Bank CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP Henning Berger WHITE & CASE Jennifer Bierly GSK STOCKMANN + KOLLEGEN

Markus J. Goetzmann C·B·H RECHTSANWÄLTE Andrea Gruss MERGET + PARTNER Klaus Günther OPPENHOFF & PARTNER

Michael Roemer VATTENFALL EUROPE DISTRIBUTION HAMBURG GMBH

Henrich C. Heggemann GRAF VON WESTPHALEN INSOLVENZVERWALTUNG UND SANIERUNG

Christoph Schauenburg CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP

Ilka Heinemeyer SJ BERWIN LLP

Ulrich Schroeder GRAF VON WESTPHALEN INSOLVENZVERWALTUNG UND SANIERUNG

Manfred Heinrich DEUTSCHE BUNDESBANK Silvanne Helle OPPENHOFF & PARTNER Götz-Sebastian Hök DR. HÖK STIEGLMEIER & PARTNER Peter Holzhäuser PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LEGAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT RECHTSANWALTSGESELLSCHAFT Markus Jakoby JAKOBY RECHTSANWÄLTE Christof Kautzsch SALANS Henrik Kirchhoff LATHAM & WATKINS LLP Britta Klatte SCHUFA HOLDING AG Johann Klein BEEH & HAPPICH GMBH WIRTSCHAFTSPRÜFUNGSGESELLSCHAFT STEUERBERATUNGSGESELLSCHAFT, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL Jörg Kraffel WHITE & CASE Holger Kühl GRAF VON WESTPHALEN INSOLVENZVERWALTUNG UND SANIERUNG

Frank Lohrmann CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP

Arnd Böken GRAF VON WESTPHALEN INSOLVENZVERWALTUNG UND SANIERUNG

Jan Geert Meents DLA PIPER UK LLP

Nino Lortkipanidze PWC GEORGIA

Thomas Büssow PWC GERMANY Lorenz Czajka GRAF VON WESTPHALEN INSOLVENZVERWALTUNG UND SANIERUNG

Vano Mechurchishvili GEORGIA NATIONAL ENERGY AND WATER SUPPLY REGULATORY COMMISSION

Helge Dammann PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LEGAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT RECHTSANWALTSGESELLSCHAFT

Ekaterina Meskhidze NATIONAL AGENCY OF PUBLIC REGISTRY

Stefan Ditsch PWC GERMANY

Kakhaber Nariashvili

Dieter Endres PWC GERMANY

Merab Narmania CHANCELLERY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF GEORGIA

Shahzadi Firdous GRAF VON WESTPHALEN INSOLVENZVERWALTUNG UND SANIERUNG

Hyeon-Won Song PWC GERMANY Kai Sebastian Staak PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LEGAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT RECHTSANWALTSGESELLSCHAFT

Dirk Meyer-Claassen SENATSVERWALTUNG FÜR STADTENTWICKLUNG BERLIN Thomas Miller KROHN RECHTSANWÄLTE

Kweku Ainuson MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY Godwin Prince Amartey ANDAH AND ANDAH CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Nene Amegatcher SAM OKUDZETO & ASSOCIATES Kennedy Paschal Anaba LAWFIELDS CONSULTING Kweku Brebu Andah ANDAH AND ANDAH CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Wilfred Kwabena Anim-Odame LAND COMMISSION Adwoa S. Asamoah-Addo LAWFIELDS CONSULTING Fred Asiamah-Koranteng BANK OF GHANA Elsie A. Awadzi LAWFIELDS CONSULTING Gideon Ayi-Owoo PWC GHANA Christiana Baah PWC GHANA

Susanne Stellbrink PWC GERMANY

Rachel Baddoo LARYEA, LARYEA & CO. P.C.

Dirk Stiller PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LEGAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT RECHTSANWALTSGESELLSCHAFT

Ellen Bannerman BRUCE-LYLE BANNERMAN & ASSOCIATES

Dieter Straub

Kojo Bentsi-Enchill BENTSI-ENCHILL, LETSA & ANKOMAH, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Tobias Taetzner PWC GERMANY Nora Thies GRAF VON WESTPHALEN INSOLVENZVERWALTUNG UND SANIERUNG Holger Thomas SJ BERWIN LLP

Arne Vogel PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LEGAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT RECHTSANWALTSGESELLSCHAFT

Koba Koakhidze JSC CREDIT INFO GEORGIA

Vakhtang Lejava CHANCELLERY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF GEORGIA

Ingrid Seitz DEUTSCHE BUNDESBANK

Peter Limmer NOTARE DR. LIMMER & DR. FRIEDERICH

Joerg Boehmer

Aieti Kukava ALLIANCE GROUP HOLDING

Kirstin Schwedt LINKLATERS LLP

Matthias Thorns BDA | CONFEDERATION OF GERMAN EMPLOYERS

Anastasia Kipiani PWC GEORGIA

Cord-Henning Brandes GRAF VON WESTPHALEN INSOLVENZVERWALTUNG UND SANIERUNG

Thomas Schulz NÖRR STIEFENHOFER LUTZ, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Carsten Liersch GRAF VON WESTPHALEN INSOLVENZVERWALTUNG UND SANIERUNG

Cornelia Marquardt NORTON ROSE

Sergi Kobakhidze PWC GEORGIA

Michael Rinas PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LEGAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT RECHTSANWALTSGESELLSCHAFT

Heiko Vogt PANALPINA WELTTRANSPORT GMBH Annekatren Werthmann-Feldhues PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LEGAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT RECHTSANWALTSGESELLSCHAFT Gerlind Wisskirchen CMS HASCHE SIGLE Uwe Witt PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LEGAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT RECHTSANWALTSGESELLSCHAFT

Reginald Bannerman BRUCE-LYLE BANNERMAN & ASSOCIATES

Joe Biney BAJ FREIGHT & LOGISTICS Binditi Chitor AB LEXMALL & ASSOCIATES Nana Ato Dadzie AB LEXMALL & ASSOCIATES Ras Afful Davis CLIMATE SHIPPING & TRADING Appiah Densu APDCONSULT GHANA LTD. Emmanuel Dorsu TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING DEPT Clifford Gershon Fiadjoe ANDAH AND ANDAH CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Emmanuel Fiati PUBLIC UTILITIES REGULATORY COMMISSION OF GHANA Angela Gyasi BENTSI-ENCHILL, LETSA & ANKOMAH, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Adam Imoru-Ayarna SAFMARINE CONTAINER LINES

Peter Mussaeus PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LEGAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT RECHTSANWALTSGESELLSCHAFT

Christian Zeissler C·B·H RECHTSANWÄLTE

Cynthia Jumu BEYUO JUMU & CO.

GHANA

Farida Karim CROWN AGENTS LTD.

Eike Najork C·B·H RECHTSANWÄLTE

Samuel Abbiaw ANDAH AND ANDAH CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

Dorothy Kingsley Nyinah COMMERCIAL DIVISION, HIGH COURT

George K. Acquah LARYEA, LARYEA & CO. P.C.

Emmanuel Kissi-Boateng PUBLIC UTILITIES REGULATORY COMMISSION OF GHANA

Wolfgang Nardi KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP GERMANY MUNICH Dirk Otto NORTON ROSE LLP Laura Pﬁrrmann CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP

Larry Adjetey LAW TRUST COMPANY

Rosa Kudoadzi BENTSI-ENCHILL, LETSA & ANKOMAH, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Peter Polke CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP

Stephen N. Adu PUBLIC UTILITIES REGULATORY COMMISSION OF GHANA

Emmanuel Manu LAW TRUST COMPANY

Mary Kwarteng PWC GHANA

Vachtang Okreshidze GEORGIA NATIONAL ENERGY AND WATER SUPPLY REGULATORY COMMISSION

Peter Fissenewert BUSE HEBERER FROMM

Sebastian Prügel WHITE & CASE

George Ahiafor XDSDATA GHANA LTD.

Maia Okruashvili GEORGIAN LEGAL PARTNERSHIP

Alexander Freiherr von Aretin GRAF VON WESTPHALEN INSOLVENZVERWALTUNG UND SANIERUNG

Jörn Radloff PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LEGAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT RECHTSANWALTSGESELLSCHAFT

Brigitte Ainuson AB LEXMALL & ASSOCIATES

Prossie Namakula PWC GHANA

Kwesi Ainuson KGA EXCELLENCE CONSULT

Miriam Nortey PWC GHANA

Vakhtang Paresishvili DLA PIPER GEORGIA LP

Björn Gaul CMS HASCHE SIGLE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Woodsworth Odame Larbi LANDS COMMISSION

Christina Lampropoulou POTAMITISVEKRIS

W.R. Agostini AGOSTINI W.R. FCCA

Akosua Poku BENTSI-ENCHILL, LETSA & ANKOMAH, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Vassiliki G. Lazarakou ZEPOS & YANNOPOULOS LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

James Bristol HENRY, HENRY & BRISTOL

Jacob Saah SAAH & CO.

Konstantinos Logaras ZEPOS & YANNOPOULOS LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Marc Tankam Darcy White PWC GHANA

GREECE George Apostolakos APOSTOLAKOS ARCHITECTS Ioanna Argyraki KYRIAKIDES GEORGOPOULOS & DANIOLOS ISSAIAS LAW FIRM Antonis Bavas STEPHENSON HARWOOD, PIRAEUS Marilena Bellou DRAKOPOULOS LAW FIRM Stefanos Charaktiniotis ZEPOS & YANNOPOULOS LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Ira Charisiadou CHARISIADOU LAW OFFICE Alkistis - Marina Christoﬁlou IKRP ROKAS & PARTNERS Sotiris Constantinou GRANT THORNTON LLP Theodora D. Karagiorgou KOUTALIDIS LAW FIRM Nikos Daskalakis HELLENIC CONFEDERATION OF PROFESSIONALS, CRAFTSMEN AND MERCHANTS Eleni Dikonimaki TEIRESIAS S.A. INTERBANKING INFORMATION SYSTEMS Panagiotis Drakopoulos DRAKOPOULOS LAW FIRM Anastasia Dritsa KYRIAKIDES GEORGOPOULOS & DANIOLOS ISSAIAS LAW FIRM Margarita Flerianou ECONOMOU INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING AGENCIES Sotiris Gioussios GRANT THORNTON LLP Yanos Gramatidis BAHAS, GRAMATIDIS & PARTNERS

Evangelia Martinovits IKRP ROKAS & PARTNERS Panorea Mastora KREMALIS LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF IUS LABORIS Emmanuel Mastromanolis ZEPOS & YANNOPOULOS LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Margarita Matsi KELEMENIS & CO. John Mazarakos ELIAS PARASKEVAS ATTORNEYS 1933 Makariou Panagiota GRANT THORNTON LLP Panayis Panagiotopoulos KREMMYDAS-DORIS & ASSOCIATES LAW FIRM Elena Papachristou ZEPOS & YANNOPOULOS LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Eleftheria Papakanellou INTERSEA CONTAINER SERVICES Dimitris E. Paraskevas ELIAS PARASKEVAS ATTORNEYS 1933 Michalis Pattakos ZEPOS & YANNOPOULOS LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Katerina Politi KYRIAKIDES GEORGOPOULOS & DANIOLOS ISSAIAS LAW FIRM Chryssiis Poulakou KYRIAKIDES GEORGOPOULOS & DANIOLOS ISSAIAS LAW FIRM Mary Psylla PWC GREECE Soﬁa Pyriochou KREMALIS LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF IUS LABORIS

Keisha Greenidge GRENADA CO-OPERATIVE BANK LIMITED Annette Henry MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS Winston Hosten HOSTEN’S (ELECTRICAL SERVICES) LTD Kelvin Jacobs CREATIVE DESIGN Claudette Joseph AMICUS ATTORNEYS Henry Joseph PKF INTERNATIONAL Michell Julien MINISTRY OF FINANCE, PLANNING, ECONOMY, ENERGY, FOREIGN TRADE & CO-OPERATIVES

Evangelos Karaindros EVANGELOS KARAINDROS LAW FIRM

Alexia Stratou KREMALIS LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF IUS LABORIS Fotini Trigazi NOTARY John Tripidakis JOHN M. TRIPIDAKIS AND ASSOCIATES Antonios Tsavdaridis IKRP ROKAS & PARTNERS Ioannis Vekris POTAMITISVEKRIS

Ian H. Sandy AMICUS ATTORNEYS Valentino Sawney TRADSHIP INTERNATIONAL David Sinclair SINCLAIR ENTERPRISES LIMITED Trevor St. Bernard LEWIS & RENWICK Phinsley St. Louis ST. LOUIS SERVICE

ERNST & YOUNG Gabriella Aguirre CONSORTIUM - RACSA Pedro Aragón ARAGÓN & ARAGÓN Mario R. Archila Cruz CONSORTIUM - RACSA Oscar Arriaga COMISIÓN NACIONAL DE ENERGÍA ELÉCTRICA Elias Arriaza CONSORTIUM - RACSA Ruby María Asturias Castillo ACZALAW

Soﬁa Xanthoulea JOHN M. TRIPIDAKIS AND ASSOCIATES

Amaury Barrera DHV CONSULTANTS

Olga Koromilia PWC GREECE

Vicky Xourafa KYRIAKIDES GEORGOPOULOS & DANIOLOS ISSAIAS LAW FIRM

Jorge Rolando Barrios BONILLA, MONTANO, TORIELLO & BARRIOS

Dimitrios Kremalis L.L.M KREMALIS LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF IUS LABORIS

GRENADA DANNY WILLIAMS & CO.

José Alfredo Cándido Durón SUPERINTENDENCIA DE BANCOS Juan Pablo Carrasco de Groote DÍAZ-DURÁN & ASOCIADOS CENTRAL LAW Francisco José Castillo Chacón CASTILLO LOVE ABOGADOS Juan Carlos Castillo Chacón CASTILLO LOVE ABOGADOS Paola van der Beek de Andrino CÁMARA GUATEMALTECA DE LA CONSTRUCCIÓN Fanny de Estrada ASOCIACIÓN GUATEMALTECA DE EXPORTADORES Karla de Mata CPS LOGISTICS Cristóbal Fernández MAYORA & MAYORA S.C. Walter Figueroa CÁMARA GUATEMALTECA DE LA CONSTRUCCIÓN Hugo Daniel Figueroa Estrada SUPERINTENDENCIA DE BANCOS Lorena Flores Estrada DÍAZ-DURÁN & ASOCIADOS CENTRAL LAW

Rafael Garavito BUFETE GARAVITO

Panos Koromantzos BAHAS, GRAMATIDIS & PARTNERS

Fredy Yatracou PWC GREECE

Edgar Alfredo Rodríguez REGISTRO GENERAL DE LA PROPIEDAD DE GUATEMALA

Sonia Roden GRENADA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Kalliopi Vlachopoulou KELEMENIS & CO.

Yannis Kourniotis M & P BERNITSAS LAW OFFICES

Rodrigo Callejas Aquino CARRILLO & ASOCIADOS

Rodolfo Fuentes PROTECTORA DE CRÈDITO COMERCIAL

María de los Angeles Barillas Buchhalter SARAVIA & MUÑOZ

Nicholas Kontizas ZEPOS & YANNOPOULOS LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Evelyn Rebuli QUIÑONES, IBARGÜEN, LUJÁN & MATA, S.C.

Kurt LaBarrie CREATIVE DESIGN

GUATEMALA EMPRESA ELÉCTRICA DE GUATEMALA, S. A.

Nehtarios Stefanidis NEHTARIOS

Alexandra Kondyli KARATZAS & PARTNERS

Ruggles Ferguson CIBONEY CHAMBERS

Constantine Sarantis ZEPOS & YANNOPOULOS LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Vanessa Kapnoutzi M & P BERNITSAS LAW OFFICES

Nikos Klironomos MARITIMESUN

Richard W. Duncan GRENADA CO-OPERATIVE BANK LIMITED

Lisa Telesford SUPREME COURT REGISTRY

Anastasia Stamou ATHENS EXCHANGE SA

Constantine Karydis PWC GREECE

Christopher DeRiggs MINISTRY OF FINANCE, PLANNING, ECONOMY, ENERGY, FOREIGN TRADE & CO-OPERATIVES

Vasiliki Salaka KARATZAS & PARTNERS

Marinela Kampadelli

Artemis Karathanassi PWC GREECE

Thaddus Charles INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT

Eva Cacacho González QUIÑONES, IBARGÜEN, LUJÁN & MATA, S.C.

Julio Roberto Berduo PALACIOS & ASOCIADOS Mario Adolfo Búcaro Flores DÍAZ-DURÁN & ASOCIADOS CENTRAL LAW

Wendy Garcia RUSSELL BEDFORD GUATEMALA GARCÍA SIERRA Y ASOCIADOS, S.C., MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL

Alfredo Rodríguez Mahuad CONSORTIUM - RACSA Rodrigo Salguero PWC GUATEMALA Salvador A. Saravia Castillo Salvador Augusto Saravia Castillo SARAVIA & MUÑOZ José Augusto Toledo Cruz ARIAS & MUÑOZ Allan F. Unfried DHL GLOBAL FORWARDING Elmer Vargas ACZALAW Julio Zaldaña REGISTRO GENERAL DE LA PROPIEDAD DE GUATEMALA

GUINEA ERNST & YOUNG Aminatou Bah NIMBA CONSEIL SARL Aminata Bah Tall NIMBA CONSEIL SARL Boubacar Barry JURIFIS CONSULT GUINEE Lousseny Cisse NIMBA CONSEIL SARL Aïssata Diakite NIMBA CONSEIL SARL Mohamed Kadialiou Diallo ELECTRICITÉ DE GUINÉE

Oscar Ernesto Garcia Sierra RUSSELL BEDFORD GUATEMALA GARCÍA SIERRA Y ASOCIADOS, S.C., MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL

Ahmadou Diallo

Raúl Stuardo Juárez Leal SUPERINTENDENCIA DE BANCOS

Soukeina Fofana BANQUE CENTRALE DE GUINEE - B.C.R.G.

Christian Lanuza DÍAZ-DURÁN & ASOCIADOS CENTRAL LAW

Jean Baptiste Jocamey CABINET KOÛMY

María Isabel Luján Zilbermann QUIÑONES, IBARGÜEN, LUJÁN & MATA, S.C.

Lansana Kaba CARIG

Víctor Manuel Mancilla Castro SUPERINTENDENCIA DE BANCOS Marco Antonio Martinez CPS LOGISTICS Eduardo Mayora Alvarado MAYORA & MAYORA S.C. Guillermo Melgar CÁMARA GUATEMALTECA DE LA CONSTRUCCIÓN Edgar Mendoza PWC GUATEMALA Hugo Menes MAYORA & MAYORA S.C.

El Hajj Barry Djoudja AICHFEET

Abdel Aziz Kaba NIMBA CONSEIL SARL Mariama Ciré Keita Diallo NIMBA CONSEIL SARL Nounké Kourouma ADMINISTRATION ET CONTRÔLE DES GRANDS PROJETS Mohamed Lahlou PWC GUINEA Guy Piam NIMBA CONSEIL SARL Raffi Raja CABINET KOÛMY

Christian Michelangeli CARRILLO & ASOCIADOS

Assiatou Sow MINISTÈRE DE LA CONSTRUCTION, DE L’URBANISME ET HABITAT

María José Morales Guillén CASTILLO LOVE ABOGADOS

Dominique Taty PWC CÔTE D’IVOIRE

Anajoyce Oliva MUNICIPALIDAD DE GUATEMALA

Hakilas Paul Tchagna PWC CÔTE D’IVOIRE

Marco Antonio Palacios PALACIOS & ASOCIADOS

Abdourahamane Tounkara GUINÉE CONSULTING

Jose Enrique Pensabene PALACIOS & ASOCIADOS

Aboubacar Salimatou Toure NIMBA CONSEIL SARL

Rita Pérez ARAGÓN & ARAGÓN

Yansane Fatoumata Yari Soumah OFFICE NOTARIAL

Melida Pineda CARRILLO & ASOCIADOS

GUINEA-BISSAU ELECTRICIDADE E AGUAS DA GUINE-BISSAU

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Diaby Aboubakar BCEAO José Alves Té MINISTÉRIO DA JUSTIÇA Emílio Ano Mendes GB LEGAL - MIRANDA ALLIANCE Abú Camará MINISTÉRIO DAS INFRAESTRUTURAS Humiliano Alves Cardoso GABINETE ADVOCACIA Adelaida Mesa D’Almeida JURISCONTA SRL

Teni Housty FRASER, HOUSTY & YEARWOOD ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Rexford Jackson SINGH, DOODNAUTH LAW FIRM Cliffton Mortimer Llewelyn John ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Kalam Azad Juman-Yassin GUYANA OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION Kashir Khan Rakesh Latchana RAM & MCRAE

Radu Krohne INTEC

Alexis Monize GUYANA OFFICE FOR INVESTMENT

Octávio Lopes GB LEGAL - MIRANDA ALLIANCE

Colin Murray COASTAL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES

Suzette Maria Lopes da Costa Graça MINISTÉRIO DA JUSTIÇA

Harry Noel Narine PKF INTERNATIONAL

Jorge Mandinga MANDINGA EMPREITEROS SA Miguel Mango AUDI - CONTA LDA Vítor Marques da Cruz FCB&A IN ASSOCIATION WITH ARMANDO MANGO & ASSOCIADOS Joaozinho Mendes MINISTERIO DA JUSTICA - DIRECCAO GERAL DE IDENTIFICACAO CIVIL, REGISTRO E NOTARIADO Francisco Mendes MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS Ismael Mendes de Medina GB LEGAL - MIRANDA ALLIANCE Eduardo Pimentel CENTRO DE FORMALIZAÇÃO DE EMPRESAS (C.F.E.) Osiris Francisco Pina Ferreira CONSELHO JUDICIAL DA MAGISTRADURA, REPÚBLICA DA GUINÉ - BISSAU

Clarence Antony Nigel Hughes HUGHES FIELDS & STOBY Carolyn Paul AMICE LEGAL CONSULTANTS INC. R.N. Poonai POONAI & POONAI Christopher Ram RAM & MCRAE Vishwamint Ramnarine PFK BARCELLOS, NARINE & CO. Reginald Roach R&D ENGINEERING SERVICES Albert Rodrigues RODRIGUES ARCHITECTS LTD. Shaundell Stephenson OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER Germene Stewart CENTRAL HOUSING & PLANNING AUTHORITY Gidel Thomside NATIONAL SHIPPING CORPORATION LTD.

Armando Procel REPÚBLICA DA GUINÉ-BISSAU

Josephine Whitehead CAMERON & SHEPHERD

Augusto Regala

Troy Williams RAM & MCRAE

Rogério Reis ROGÉRIO REIS DESPACHANTE Ousmane Samba Mamadou BCEAO Suleimane Seide MINISTRY OF FINANCE Fernando Tavares TRANSMAR SERVICES Djunco Suleiman Ture MUNICIPALITY OF BISSAU Carlos Vamain GOMES & VAMAIN ASSOCIADOS Emmanuel Yehouessi BCEAO

GUYANA Faye Barker HUGHES FIELDS & STOBY Marcel Bobb FRASER, HOUSTY & YEARWOOD ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Ashton Chase LAW OFFICE OF ASHTON CHASE ASSOCIATES Lucia Desir-John D & J SHIPPING SERVICES Orin Hinds ORIN HINDS & ASSCOIATES ARCH. LTD. Gary Holder ORIN HINDS & ASSCOIATES ARCH. LTD. Renford Homer GUYANA POWER & LIGHT INC.

Roger Yearwood BRITTON, HAMILTON & ADAMS

HAITI MÉROVÉ-PIERRE - CABINET D’EXPERTS-COMPTABLES

Enerlio Gassant CABINET GASSANT Giordani Gilbert Emile ETUDE BRISSON CASSAGNOL Emile Giordani Marc Hebert Ignace BANQUE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE D’HAITI Luciner Joseph MAIRIE DE PETIONVILLE Robert Laforest CABINET LAFOREST Camille Leblanc CABINET LEBLANC & ASSOCIÉS Wilhelm E. Lemke, Jr ENMARCOLDA (D’ADESKY) Louis Gary Lissade CABINET LISSADE Roberson Louis CABINET GASSANT Kathia Magloire CABINET GASSANT Alexandrine Nelson CHATELAIN CARGO SERVICES Joseph Paillant BUCOFISC Micosky Pompilus CABINET D’AVOCATS CHALMERS Jean Frederic Sales CABINET SALES Salim Succar CABINET LISSADE Antoine Turnier FIRME TURNIER - COMPTABLE PROFESSIONNELS AGRÉÉS CONSEILS DE DIRECTION

HONDURAS EMPRESA NACIONAL DE ENERGÍA ELÉCTRICA José Antonio Abate ABAS CONSULTORES Juan José Alcerro Milla AGUILAR CASTILLO LOVE Jose Miguel Alvarez CONSORTIUM CENTRO AMÉRICA ABOGADOS José Simón Azcona INMOBILIARIA ALIANZA SA César Augusto Cabrera Zapata TRANSUNION

Claudette Belfont CABINET PIERRE DELVA

Janeth Castañeda de Aquino GRUPO CROPA PANALPINA

Karine Jadotte Bouchereau BENJAMIN-JADOTTE ARCHITECTE ET INGÉNIEURS ASSOCIÉS

Graciela Cruz GARCÍA & BODÁN

Jean Baptiste Brown BROWN LEGAL GROUP

Ramón Discua BATRES, DISCUA, MARTINEZ ABOGADOS

Martin Camille Cangé ELECTRICITÉ D’HAÏTI

Gilda Espinal Veliz ASJ - ASOCIACION PARA UNA SOCIEDAD MAS JUSTA

Monique César Guillaume PAGS - CABINET D’EXPERTS COMPATBLES

Alejandro Fernández de Castro PWC DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Robinson Charles BANQUE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE D’HAITI

Lillizeth Garay CNBS - COMISION NACIONAL DE BANCOS Y SEGUROS

Djacaman Charles CABINET GASSANT Karine Chenet Martine Chevalier CABINET LEBLANC & ASSOCIÉS Diggan d’Adesky D’ADESKY IMPORT EXPORT S.A. Inelor Dorval Jean Gerard Eveillard CABINET EVEILLARD Lucien Fresnel CABINET GASSANT

Doris García CONSORTIUM CENTRO AMÉRICA ABOGADOS Oscar Armando Girón ASOCIACIÓN HONDUREÑA DE COMPAÑÍAS Y REPRESENTANTES NAVIEROS (AHCORENA) Jose Ramon Gonzales CNBS - COMISION NACIONAL DE BANCOS Y SEGUROS Jessica Handal ARIAS & MUÑOZ

Jorge Hernandez CNBS - COMISION NACIONAL DE BANCOS Y SEGUROS Camilo Janania AGUILAR CASTILLO LOVE Carmen Jovel PWC HONDURAS Juan Diego Lacayo González AGUILAR CASTILLO LOVE Evangelina Lardizábal ARIAS & MUÑOZ German E. Leitzelar H. DESPACHO LEGAL LEITZELAR Y ASOCIADOS Dennis Matamoros Batson ARIAS & MUÑOZ Juan Carlos Mejía Cotto INSTITUTO DE LA PROPIEDAD Iván Alfredo Vigíl Molina ABOGADO Ricardo Montes ARIAS & MUÑOZ Ramón E. Morales PWC HONDURAS Vanessa Oquelí GARCÍA & BODÁN Ramón Ortega PWC DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Jose Ramon Paz CONSORTIUM CENTRO AMÉRICA ABOGADOS Jessica Ramos Guifarro CONSORTIUM CENTRO AMÉRICA ABOGADOS Daniel Rivera PWC HONDURAS José Rafael Rivera Ferrari CONSORTIUM CENTRO AMÉRICA ABOGADOS Enrique Rodriguez Burchard AGUILAR CASTILLO LOVE Fanny Rodríguez del Cid ARIAS & MUÑOZ René Serrano ARIAS & MUÑOZ Godofredo Siercke GARCÍA & BODÁN Cristian Stefan Handal ZACARÍAS & ASOCIADOS Gricelda Urquía TRANSUNION Roberto Manuel Zacarías Urrutia ZACARÍAS & ASOCIADOS Mario Rubén Zelaya ENERGÍA INTEGRAL S. DE R.L. DE C.V.

HONG KONG SAR, CHINA ALLEN & OVERY David Bateson MALLESONS STEPHEN JACQUES Rico Chan BAKER & MCKENZIE WC Chan HONG KONG FINANCIAL SECRETARY Albert P.C. Chan THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY Vashi Ram Chandi EXCELLENCE INTERNATIONAL Deborah Y. Cheng SQUIRE, SANDERS & DEMPSEY L.L.P. Winnie Cheung THE LAND REGISTRY OF HONG KONG Robert Chu ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND BUSINESS FACILITATION UNIT, HONG KONG SAR GOVERNMENT Anna Chu MAYER BROWN JSM

Jimmy Chung RUSSELL BEDFORD HONG KONG LIMITED, JAMES NGAI & PARTNERS CPA LIMITED, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL Greta Gerazimaite AMERINDE CONSOLIDATED, INC. Vivian Ho BAKER & MCKENZIE Keith Man Kei Ho WILKINSON & GRIST Tam Yuen Hung GUANGDONG AND HONG KONG FEEDER ASSOCIATION LTD. Basil Hwang DECHERT Edita Jauniute AMERINDE CONSOLIDATED, INC. Salina Ko APL Howard Lam LINKLATERS Billy Lam MAYER BROWN JSM Cindy Lam THE LAND REGISTRY OF HONG KONG Lauren Lau KLC KENNIC LUI & CO Candas Lee EDMUND W. H. CHOW & CO Juliana Lee MAYER BROWN JSM Tommy Li EDMUND W. H. CHOW & CO Maurice Loo HONG KONG ECONOMIC & TRADE OFFICE Kennic L H Lui KLC KENNIC LUI & CO James Ngai RUSSELL BEDFORD HONG KONG LIMITED, JAMES NGAI & PARTNERS CPA LIMITED, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL Kok Leong Ngan CLP POWER HONG KONG LIMITED Kenneth Poon THE LAND REGISTRY OF HONG KONG Martinal Quan METOPRO ASSOCIATES LIMITED Ashish Sahi TOP IMPETUS Bassanio So HONG KONG ECONOMIC & TRADE OFFICE Derek Tsang MAYER BROWN JSM Anita Tsang PWC HONG KONG Laurence Tsong TRANSUNION HONG KONG Paul Tsui HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF FREIGHT FORWARDING & LOGISTICS LTD. (HAFFA) Yuen-ho Wan RUSSELL BEDFORD HONG KONG LIMITED, JAMES NGAI & PARTNERS CPA LIMITED, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL Jackson Wong HONG KONG ECONOMIC & TRADE OFFICE James Wong THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY Patrick Wong MAYER BROWN JSM Fergus Wong PWC HONG KONG Ricky Yiu BAKER & MCKENZIE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Hai Yong BAKER & MCKENZIE Peter Yu PWC HONG KONG Frank Yuen KLC KENNIC LUI & CO. Gordon Zhu AMERINDE CONSOLIDATED, INC.

HUNGARY JONES LANG LASALLE MALTACOURT HUNGARY MORLEY ALLEN & OVERY IRODA Péter Bárdos LAW FIRM DR. PÉTER AND RITA BÁRDOS Marianna Bártfai BDO HUNGARY

Tamás Pásztor NAGY ÉS TRÓCSÁNYI LAW OFFICE, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI István Sándor KELEMEN, MESZAROS, SANDOR & PARTNERS Zsolt Sóki BDO HUNGARY Krisztina Stacho BPV | LEGAL JÁDI NÉMETH Tibor Szabó RETI, ANTALL AND PARTNERS LAW FIRM András Szecskay SZECSKAY ATTORNEYS AT LAW Ágnes Szent-Ivány SÁNDOR SZEGEDI SZENT-IVÁNY KOMÁROMI EVERSHEDS

Lára V. Júlíusdóttir LÖGMENN LAUGAVEGI 3 EHF.

Ugen Bhutia FOXMANDAL LITTLE

Nikhil Gupta PWC INDIA

Ásta Kristjánsdóttir PWC ICELAND

Rewati Bobde JURIS CORP

Ruchira Gupta THE JURIS SOCIIS

Jóhann Magnús Jóhannsson LOGOS, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Nidhi Bothra VINOD KOTHARI & CO., COMPANY SECRETARIES

Atul Gupta TRILEGAL

Benedetto Nardini BBA LEGAL Dagbjört Oddsdóttir BBA LEGAL Dögg Páksdóttir REYKJAVIK UNIVERSITY Kristján Pálsson JÓNAR TRANSPORT Margrét Ragnarsdóttir LOGOS, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Fridgeir Sigurdsson PWC ICELAND

Bharat Budholia JURIS CORP Rajarshi Chakrabarti KOCHHAR & CO. Harshala Chandorkar CREDIT INFORMATION BUREAU LTD. Bidan Chandran SINGHANIA & PARTNERS LLP SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES Prashant Chauhan ADVOCATE

Sándor Békési PARTOS & NOBLET HOGAN LOVELLS

Viktória Szilágyi NAGY ÉS TRÓCSÁNYI LAW OFFICE, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Péter Berethalmi NAGY ÉS TRÓCSÁNYI LAW OFFICE, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Gábor Varga BISZ CENTRAL CREDIT INFORMATION (PLC)

Hedi Bozsonyik SZECSKAY ATTORNEYS AT LAW

Blanka Zombori PWC HUNGARY

Gunnar Sturluson LOGOS, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Jan Burmeister BNT SZABÓ TOM BURMEISTER ÜGYVÉDI IRODA

Antonia Zsigmon BPV | LEGAL JÁDI NÉMETH

Rúnar Svavar Svavarsson ORKUVEITA REYKJAVÍKUR, DISTRIBUTIONELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Ipsita Chowdhury TRILEGAL

Stefán A. Svensson JURIS LAW OFFICE

Sachin Chugh SINGHI CHUGH & KUMAR, CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

Zsuzsanna Cseri BÁRD, CSERI & PARTNERS LAW FIRM András Elekes IMMOBILIA REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT KFT Gabriella Erdos PWC HUNGARY Ágnes Fábry PRK PARTNERS / FÁBRY LAW OFFICE György Fehér PRK PARTNERS / FÁBRY LAW OFFICE Ernő Garamvölgyi BUDAPEST IX DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY Anna Gáspár BUILD-ECON LTD. Zoltán Gerendy BDO HUNGARY Csaba Attila Hajdu BNT SZABÓ TOM BURMEISTER ÜGYVÉDI IRODA Tamas Halmos PARTOS & NOBLET HOGAN LOVELLS Vilma Hasuly PRK PARTNERS / FÁBRY LAW OFFICE Dóra Horváth RETI, ANTALL AND PARTNERS LAW FIRM Norbert Izer PWC HUNGARY David Kerpel SZECSKAY ATTORNEYS AT LAW Dorottya Kovacsics PARTOS & NOBLET HOGAN LOVELLS Russell Lambert PWC HUNGARY Petra Lencs BÁRD, CSERI & PARTNERS LAW FIRM Andrea Májer BDO HUNGARY Dóra Máthé PWC HUNGARY László Mohai Robert Nagy BISZ CENTRAL CREDIT INFORMATION (PLC) Sándor Németh SZECSKAY ATTORNEYS AT LAW Christopher Noblet PARTOS & NOBLET HOGAN LOVELLS

ICELAND Halla Ýr Albertsdóttir PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LEGAL EHF Jón Gunnar Ásbjörnsson BBA LEGAL Arnar Bjarnason FRAKT.IS Þórður Búason REYKJAVIK CONSTRUCTION AGENCY Eymundur Einarsson ENDURSKOÐUN OG RÁÐGJÖF EHF, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL Ólafur Eiríksson LOGOS, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Skuli Th. Fjeldsted FJELDSTED, BLÖNDAL & FJELDSTED Benedikt Geirsson ISTAK Gier Gestsson JONSSON & HALL LAW FIRM Erlendur Gíslason LOGOS, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Elísabet Guðbjörnsdóttir PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LEGAL EHF Sindri Gudjónsson LOGOS, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Guðrún Guðmundsdóttir JÓNAR TRANSPORT Hjördís Gulla Gylfadóttir BBA LEGAL Gisli Gudni Hall JONSSON & HALL LAW FIRM Ragnar Halldor Hall JONSSON & HALL LAW FIRM Reynir Haraldsson JÓNAR TRANSPORT Hordur Felix Hardarson JONSSON & HALL LAW FIRM Margrét Hauksdóttir THE LAND REGISTRY OF ICELAND Thora Jónsdóttir JURIS LAW OFFICE Jóhanna Áskels Jónsdóttir PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LEGAL EHF Gestur Jonsson JONSSON & HALL LAW FIRM Gunnar Jonsson JONSSON & HALL LAW FIRM

Eyvindur Sólnes LVA-LEGAL SERVICES Jóhannes Stephensen CREDITINFO ICELAND

Einor Thor Sverisson JONSSON & HALL LAW FIRM

Manjula Chawla PHOENIX LEGAL Daizy Chawla SINGH & ASSOCIATES ADVOCATES AND SOLICITORS Jijo Cherian PHOENIX LEGAL

Manish Dadhania PRECISION SINTERED PRODUCTS

INDIA FOXMANDAL LITTLE

Ketan Dalal PWC INDIA

G. D. INTERNATIONAL

Vishwang Desai DESAI & DIWANJI

MAHAMUNI EXPORT IMPORT TRANSWORLD VENTURES

Devendra Deshmukh KHAITAN & CO.

Subramaniam A. SUBRAMANIAM IMPORTERS

Prashant Dharia ANANT INDUSTRIES

John Agana YURI-ENGA ENGA ENTERPRISE

Suruchi Dhavale JURIS CORP

Amit Agarwal PWC INDIA

Farida Dholkawala DESAI & DIWANJI

Bhavuk Agarwal SINGHANIA & CO. LLP

Rajendran Dorai SUPRIYA CONSTRUCTION

Fraser Alexander JURIS CORP

Siddharth Dubey SINGHANIA & PARTNERS LLP SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES

Clarence Anthony JURIS CORP Mansij Arya KNM & PARTNERS, LAW OFFICES Pavithra B. MAHARANI LAXMI AMMANNI CENTRE FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH Madhu Bansal PWC INDIA Daksha Bara MAHARANI LAXMI AMMANNI CENTRE FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH

Thambi Durai T. DURAI & CO. Nehal Gandhi A-1 ELECTRICALS Vir Gandhi PROFOUND OUTSOURCING SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD. Ritika Ganju PHOENIX LEGAL Rahul Garg PWC INDIA

Meghalee Barthakur PWC INDIA

Tanushree Ghildiyal KNM & PARTNERS, LAW OFFICES

Sumant Batra KESAR DASS B & ASSOCIATES

Karanvir Gill KHAITAN & CO.

Shruti Baya JURIS CORP

Vijay Goel SINGHANIA & CO. LLP

Abhishek Bhalla PHOENIX LEGAL

Chandrika Gogia PWC INDIA

Pradeep Bhandari PROTEAM CONSULTING PRIVATE LIMITED

Trupti Guha KOCHHAR & CO.

Gopa Bhardwaz INTERNATIONAL LAW AFFILIATES

Sameer Guha TRILEGAL

Sushil Bhasin BHASIN INTERNATIONAL

Arun Gupta CORPORATE PROFESSIONALS

Prabjot Bhullar KHAITAN & CO.

Deepak Gupta PWC INDIA

Adarsh Hathi HATHI & ASSOCIATES Kabir Hathi HATHI & ASSOCIATES Akil Hirani MAJMUDAR & CO. Raina Jain AMERINDE CONSOLIDATED, INC. Ruchi Jain PWC INDIA Vipin Jain SHREE BHIKSHU MARBLE AND GRANITES Ashok Jain VEEPLUS INDUSTRIES PVT., LTD RUNTAI INDUSTRY CO., LTD Yogesh Jare SUHASINI IMPEX Anil Jarial JURIS CORP H. Jayesh JURIS CORP Dharmendra Johari STONEX INC. Rajat Joneja KNM & PARTNERS, LAW OFFICES Jayesh Karandikar KOCHHAR & CO. Rajas Kasbekar LITTLE & CO. Mukund Kasture HITECH EQUIPMENTS Charandeep Kaur TRILEGAL Mitalee Kaushal KNM & PARTNERS, LAW OFFICES Arun Kedia VAV LIFE SCIENCES P. LTD. Amruta Kelkar JURIS CORP Anup Khanna MAJMUDAR & CO. Gautam Khattar PWC INDIA Bhavna Kohli PWC INDIA Ravinder Komaragiri THE TATA POWER COMPANY LIMITED Vinod Kothari VINOD KOTHARI & CO., COMPANY SECRETARIES Madan Krishna RAYTHEON Mukesh Kumar KNM & PARTNERS, LAW OFFICES Ra Kumar SINGHANIA & PARTNERS LLP SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES Harsh Kumar SINGHI CHUGH & KUMAR, CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Vikram Kumar SUPPLY SOURCE INDIA Dilip Kumar Niranjan SINGH & ASSOCIATES ADVOCATES AND SOLICITORS Manoj Kumar Singh SINGH & ASSOCIATES ADVOCATES AND SOLICITORS Vijay Kumar Singh SINGH & ASSOCIATES ADVOCATES AND SOLICITORS

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Sumit Kumar Vij FOXMANDAL LITTLE

Bhadrinath Madhusudan Pogul KALKI INTERNATIONAL

Vinay Sirohia AXON PARTNERS LLP

Sougata Kundu PWC INDIA

Madhavi Pogul KALKI INTERNATIONAL

Veena Sivaramakrishnan JURIS CORP

Shreedhar Kunte SHARP AND TANNAN, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD

Madhusudan Venkatesh Pogul KALKI INTERNATIONAL

Harshita Srivastava NISHITH DESAI ASSOCIATES

M. Prabhakaran CONSULTA JURIS

Prashant Suthar INDIAN ARTISANAL

Ajay Raghavan TRILEGAL

Niranjan Talati SHREEJI MARKETING

Anil Raj PHOENIX LEGAL

Sandhya Tanwar PWC INDIA

Mohan Rajasekharan PHOENIX LEGAL

Rajesh Tayal KNM & PARTNERS, LAW OFFICES

J.T. Rajasuriya J.T.RAJASURIYA & ASSOCIATES

Chetan Thakkar KANGA & CO.

Ashok Ramgir HARSH IMPEX

Piyush Thareja NEERAJ BHAGAT & CO.

Harsh Ramgir HARSH IMPEX

Richa Tiwari PWC INDIA

Ami Ranjan SINGHANIA & PARTNERS LLP SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES

Praveen Kumar Tiwary FOXMANDAL LITTLE

Harjeet Lall AXON PARTNERS LLP Chandni Lochan TRILEGAL Rajiv Luthra LUTHRA & LUTHRA Neha Madan KESAR DASS B & ASSOCIATES Ravi Mahto TRILEGAL Shipra Makkar SINGH & ASSOCIATES ADVOCATES AND SOLICITORS Jignesh Makwana SWIFTINDIAINC CORPORATE SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED Aditi Manchanda JURIS CORP Som Mandal FOXMANDAL LITTLE Vipender Mann KNM & PARTNERS, LAW OFFICES Rishabh G Mastaram NAIK NAIK AND COMPANY Preeti G. Mehta KANGA & CO. Dara Mehta LITTLE & CO. Vikas Mehta PRADEEP TRADERS Jitesh Mehta SOURCE INDIA Sharad Mishra NEO MULTIMEDIAN Saurabh Misra SAURABH MISRA & ASSOCIATES, ADVOCATES

Dipak Rao SINGHANIA & PARTNERS LLP SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES Ragini Rastogi PWC INDIA Prem Rath AMERINDE CONSOLIDATED, INC. Tanya Rath AMERINDE CONSOLIDATED, INC. Rahul Renavikar PWC INDIA Sameer Sah MAJMUDAR & CO. Richie Sancheti NISHITH DESAI ASSOCIATES Aayushi Sehgal KHAITAN & CO. Vandana Sekhri JURIS CORP Ramani Seshadri

Atul Mittal PWC INDIA

Manav Shah KOCHHAR & CO.

Shyamal Mukherjee PWC INDIA

Parag Shah PARAG G SHAH AND ASSOCIATES

Sudip Mullick KHAITAN & CO.

Prakash Shah PARIJAT MARKETING SERVICES

Rajiv Mundhra CROWN AGENTS LTD.

Vikram Shroff NISHITH DESAI ASSOCIATES

Ramaratnam Muralidharan PWC INDIA

Manjosh K Sidhu

Dhirajkumar Totala JURIS CORP Suhas Tuljapurkar LEGASIS SERVICES PVT. LTD. Rahul Tyagi FOXMANDAL LITTLE Kanisshka Tyagi KESAR DASS B & ASSOCIATES Harsh Vijayvargiya FOXMANDAL LITTLE Ramesh Babu Vishwanathula VISHWANATH & GLOBAL ATTORNEYS Rajat Vohra TRILEGAL Saral Kumar Yadav INFOSOL INFORMATION SOLUTION WORD Aashii Yadav KESAR DASS B & ASSOCIATES Amit Yadkikar DESAI & DIWANJI

INDONESIA CV. FORTUNE ENTERPRISE NaямБs Adwani ALI BUDIARDJO, NUGROHO, REKSODIPUTRO, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Retno Anggraeni LEKS & CO. Jhony Anugrah PT SENTRA ANUGRAH MOTOR

Ayik Gunadi ALI BUDIARDJO, NUGROHO, REKSODIPUTRO, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Didik S. Hadiwidodo PT. NASIO KARYA PRATAMA Dedet Hardiansyah BUDIMAN AND PARTNERS Michael Hasian Giovanni BRIGITTA I. RAHAYOE & PARTNERS Ray Headifen PWC INDONESIA Erwandi Hendarta HADIPUTRANTO, HADINOTO & PARTNERS Mohammad Kamal Hidayat FURNITURE FIKAMAR Rahayuningsih Hoed MAKARIM & TAIRA S. Alexander Hutauruk HADIPUTRANTO, HADINOTO & PARTNERS Brigitta Imam Rahayoe BRIGITTA I. RAHAYOE & PARTNERS Robert Buana Jaya BUDIDJAJA & ASSOCIATES LAW OFFICES Timothy Jhansen PT POST CYCLE GLOBAL Iswahjudi A. Karim KARIMSYAH LAW FIRM Mirza Karim KARIMSYAH LAW FIRM Herry N. Kurniawan ALI BUDIARDJO, NUGROHO, REKSODIPUTRO, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Rudy Kusmanto MAKARIM & TAIRA S. Winita E. Kusnandar KUSNANDAR & CO. Eddy M. Leks LEKS & CO. Ferry P. Madian ALI BUDIARDJO, NUGROHO, REKSODIPUTRO, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Julinus Omrie Napitupulu BUDIDJAJA & ASSOCIATES LAW OFFICES Chandra Nataadmadja SURIA NATAADMADJA & ASSOCIATES

Tejas R. Parekh NISHITH DESAI ASSOCIATES

Harsimran Singh SINGH & ASSOCIATES ADVOCATES AND SOLICITORS

Ita Budhi PWC INDONESIA

Meiske Panggabean BAHAR & PARTNERS

Amir Z. Singh Pasrich INTERNATIONAL LAW AFFILIATES

Kaviraj Singh TRUSTMAN & CO

Ilman Rakhmat KARIMSYAH LAW FIRM

Swagateeka Patel KESAR DASS B & ASSOCIATES

Mukesh Singhal KNM & PARTNERS, LAW OFFICES

Prianto Budi PT PRATAMA INDOMITRA KONSULTAN, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL

Shreyas Patel MAJMUDAR & CO.

Ravinder Singhania SINGHANIA & PARTNERS LLP SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES

Dhruv Paul TRILEGAL Francisca Philip SINGHANIA & PARTNERS LLP SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES

Arvind Sinha RCS PVT. LTD. BUSINESS ADVISORS GROUP

Ira A. Eddymurthy SOEWITO SUHARDIMAN EDDYMURTHY KARDONO

Rajat Ratan Sinha RCS PVT. LTD. BUSINESS ADVISORS GROUP

Sani Eka Duta BANK INDONESIA

Yuliana Tjhai BAHAR & PARTNERS Hanum Ariana Tobing BUDIDJAJA & ASSOCIATES LAW OFFICES Gatot Triprasetio WIDYAWAN & PARTNERS Heru Tumbelaka SURIA NATAADMADJA & ASSOCIATES Pudji Wahjuni Purbo MAKARIM & TAIRA S. Sony Panji Wicaksono BANK INDONESIA Fransiska Ade Kurnia Widodo BUDIDJAJA & ASSOCIATES LAW OFFICES Aditya Kesha Wijayanto WIDYAWAN & PARTNERS

IRAN, ISLAMIC REP. MORADI LAWYER COMPANY Camellia Abdolsamad INTERNATIONAL LAW OFFICE OF DR. BEHROOZ AKHLAGHI & ASSOCIATES

Nazem Ahmadian Nasrabadi STATE ORGANIZATION FOR REGISTRATION OF DEEDS & PROPERTIES OF ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN

Doddy B. Pangaribuan PT PERUSAHAAN LISTRIK NEGARA

Utari Dyah Kusuma BRIGITTA I. RAHAYOE & PARTNERS

Yukiko Lyla Usman Tambunan BANK INDONESIA

Norma Mutalib MAKARIM & TAIRA S.

Fabian Buddy Pascoal HANAFIAH PONGGAWA & PARTNERS

Ankit Singhi CORPORATE PROFESSIONALS

Dyah Sitawati PWC INDONESIA

Ahmadi Ahmadi IRAN CREDIT SCORING

Nirmal Singh PWC INDIA

Sanjay Patil BDH INDUSTRIES LIMITED

Terman Siregar JAKARTA INVESTMENT AND PROMOTION BOARD

Karen Mills KARIMSYAH LAW FIRM

Mia Noni Yuniar BRIGITTA I. RAHAYOE & PARTNERS

Juni Dani BUDIDJAJA & ASSOCIATES LAW OFFICES

Ricardo Simanjuntak RICARDO SIMANJUNTAK & PARTNERS

Allah Mohammad Aghaee IRANIAN NATIONAL TAX ADMINISTRATION

Simon Barrie KARIMSYAH LAW FIRM

Tony Budidjaja BUDIDJAJA & ASSOCIATES LAW OFFICES

Kevin Omar Sidharta ALI BUDIARDJO, NUGROHO, REKSODIPUTRO, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Hamid Reza Adabi

Praveen Singh FOXMANDAL LITTLE

Janak Pandya NISHITH DESAI ASSOCIATES

Indra Setiawan ALI BUDIARDJO, NUGROHO, REKSODIPUTRO, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Ella Melany HANAFIAH PONGGAWA & PARTNERS

Hamud M. Balfas ALI BUDIARDJO, NUGROHO, REKSODIPUTRO, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Madhav Pande Girija Shankar Pandey

Natasha A. Sebayang SOEWITO SUHARDIMAN EDDYMURTHY KARDONO

Marshel Tristant Makaminan BUDIDJAJA & ASSOCIATES LAW OFFICES

Ankita Singh FOXMANDAL LITTLE

Vidya Nashimath TOBOC

Marinza Savanthy WIDYAWAN & PARTNERS

Suria Nataadmadja SURIA NATAADMADJA & ASSOCIATES

Sophia Rengganis PWC INDONESIA

Behrooz Akhlaghi INTERNATIONAL LAW OFFICE OF DR. BEHROOZ AKHLAGHI & ASSOCIATES Ali Amani DAYARAYAN AUDITING & FINANCIAL SERVICES Mahdi Amouri IRANIAN NATIONAL TAX ADMINISTRATION Abbas Arbabsoleimani IRANIAN ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS Gholam Ali Asghari GREAT TEHRAN ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY (GTEDC) Mir Rostam Assadollahzadeh Bali

Arno F. Rizaldi KUSNANDAR & CO.

Saeed Astaraki KHAYBAR

Kelvin Santoso PWC INDONESIA

Hassan Badamchi HAMI LEGAL SERVICES

Gatot Sanyoto KUSNANDAR & CO.

Mohammad Badamchi HAMI LEGAL SERVICES

Mahardikha K. Sardjana HADIPUTRANTO, HADINOTO & PARTNERS

Behrooz Bagheri EHSAGARANE DANESH AFROOZ

Nur Asyura Anggini Sari BANK INDONESIA

Peyman Barazandeh GHODS NIROO CONSULTING ENGINEERS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Mohammad Hossein Barkhordar MOHAMMAD HOSSEIN Gholamhossein Davani DAYARAYAN AUDITING & FINANCIAL SERVICES Morteza Dezfoulian MORTEZA Mahmoud Ebadi Tabrizi M. EBADI TABRIZI & ASSOCIATES Mona Ebrahimi INTERNATIONAL LAW OFFICE OF DR. BEHROOZ AKHLAGHI & ASSOCIATES Maryam Ebrahimi TEHRAN STOCK EXCHANGE (TSE) Mohammadali Eshaghi THE STATE ORGANIZATION FOR REGISTRATION OF DEEDS AND PROPERTIES Sarah Eshaghi THE STATE ORGANIZATION FOR REGISTRATION OF DEEDS AND PROPERTIES Mahmoud Eskandari IRAN TRADE PROMOTION ORGANIZATION Shirzad Eslami Hossein Fahimi SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ORGANIZATION OF IRAN Zahra Farzaliyan STATE ORGANIZATION FOR REGISTRATION OF DEEDS & PROPERTIES OF ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN Hengameh Fazeli Daie Zangi STATE ORGANIZATION FOR REGISTRATION OF DEEDS & PROPERTIES OF ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN Nematollah Hajali TEHRAN INSOLVENCY AFFAIRS LIQUIDATION OFFICE, GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF INSOLVENCY AFFAIRS LIQUIDATION, THE JUDICIARY OF IRAN Mahdiyar Hosseini NOTARY OFFICE NO. 1286 OF TEHRAN Behboud Hosseinpour PORTS AND MARITIME ORGANIZATION Soraya Hosseinpour Kolli MORTEZA Mohammad Javad Hosseynzade TEHRAN INSOLVENCY AFFAIRS LIQUIDATION OFFICE, GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF INSOLVENCY AFFAIRS LIQUIDATION, THE JUDICIARY OF IRAN Nassim Jahanbani GREAT TEHRAN ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY (GTEDC) Mohammad Jalili IRAN CREDIT SCORING Farid Kani ATIEH ASSOCIATES Kiumars Kermanshahi IRAN TRADE PROMOTION ORGANIZATION Kheirollah Khadem IRAN TRADE PROMOTION ORGANIZATION Fatemeh Khademi AFTABE EDALAT Behnam Khatami ATIEH ASSOCIATES

Gholam Reza Malekshoar CENTRAL BANK OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN Seyed Ali MirshaﬁeI TEHRAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRY AND MINES Younes Gharbali Moghadam PORTS AND MARITIME ORGANIZATION Seyedeh Fatemeh Moghimi SADID BAR INT TRANSPORT Seyed Iman Mohamadian INTERNATIONAL LAW OFFICE OF DR. BEHROOZ AKHLAGHI & ASSOCIATES

IRAQI ASSOCIATION OF SECURITIES DEALERS TALAL ABU GHAZALEH LEGAL (TAG-LEGAL) Hadeel Salih Abboud Al-Janabi MENA ASSOCIATES, MEMBER OF AMERELLER RECHTSANWÄLTE

Majid Mohebi GREAT TEHRAN ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY (GTEDC)

Florian Amereller AMERELLER RECHTSANWÄLTE

Mehrdad Mostaghimi GHODS NIROO CONSULTING ENGINEERS Seyed Mohamad Sadegh Mousavianfar TEHRAN INSOLVENCY AFFAIRS LIQUIDATION OFFICE, GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF INSOLVENCY AFFAIRS LIQUIDATION, THE JUDICIARY OF IRAN Babak Namazi ATIEH ASSOCIATES Rassoul Nowroozi IRAN TRADE PROMOTION ORGANIZATION Ahmad Parkhideh IRAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Mohammad Reza Pasban ALLAME TABATABAEI UN.- IRANIAN CENTRAL BAR ASSOCIATION Farmand Pourkarim TEHRAN MUNICIPALITY Yahya Rayegani FARJAM LAW OFFICE Aria Roustapour PORTS AND MARITIME ORGANIZATION Encyeh Seyed Sadr INTERNATIONAL LAW OFFICE OF DR. BEHROOZ AKHLAGHI & ASSOCIATES Cyrus Shaﬁzadeh ATIEH ASSOCIATES Ali Shahabi INTERNATIONAL LAW OFFICE OF DR. BEHROOZ AKHLAGHI & ASSOCIATES Abolfazl Shahrabadi TEHRAN STOCK EXCHANGE (TSE) Javad Bahar Shanjani FARJAM LAW OFFICE Narges Shariati INTERNATIONAL LAW OFFICE OF DR. BEHROOZ AKHLAGHI & ASSOCIATES

Munther B. Hamoudi AL ATTAR REAL ESTATE OFFICE Ali Baker AL-FURAT FOR LEGAL AND BUSINESS CONSULTANCY LLC

Rajat Ratan Sinha RCS PVT. LTD. BUSINESS ADVISORS GROUP Pedram Soltani PERSOL CORPORATION Mohammad Soltani SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ORGANIZATION OF IRAN

Ebrahim Tavakoli TAVAKOLI & SHAHABI Meghdad Torabi TAVAKOLI & SHAHABI Vrej Torossian TOROSSIAN, AVANESSIAN & ASSOCIATE Abdolamir Yaghouti GREAT TEHRAN ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY (GTEDC)

Eoin Cunneen LK SHIELDS SOLICITORS, MEMBER OF IUS LABORIS Richard Curran LK SHIELDS SOLICITORS, MEMBER OF IUS LABORIS Patrick Daly ARTHUR COX, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Kiara Daly DANIEL MURPHY SOLICITORS

Ray Duffy THE PROPERTY REGISTRATION AUTHORITY

Jeremy Benjamin GOLDFARB LEVY ERAN MEIRI TZAFRIR & CO.

Bryan Dunne MATHESON ORMSBY PRENTICE Garret Farrelly MATHESON ORMSBY PRENTICE Frank Flanagan MASON HAYES+CURRAN

Ninos Hozaya BCC LOGISTICS

Sinéad Greene LK SHIELDS SOLICITORS, MEMBER OF IUS LABORIS

Ibrahim Musa Qadori Ahmed AL RAWDHA REAL-ESTATE OFFICE Ammar Naji AL-FURAT FOR LEGAL AND BUSINESS CONSULTANCY LLC Auday Najim Ali ASHUR INTERNATIONAL BANK Oday Najim Ali ASHUR INTERNATIONAL BANK Arin Pinto KHUDAIRI GROUP

Darren Isaacson ARTHUR COX, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Thomas Johnson IRISH BUILDING CONTROL INSTITUTE William Johnston ARTHUR COX, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Georgina Kabemba MATHESON ORMSBY PRENTICE Ian Lavelle LK SHIELDS SOLICITORS, MEMBER OF IUS LABORIS Niamh Loughran DILLON EUSTACE Paul McCutcheon L.K. SHIELDS SOLICITORS Elaine McGrath REDDY CHARLTON MCKNIGHT

Ahmed Salih Al-Janabi MENA ASSOCIATES, MEMBER OF AMERELLER RECHTSANWÄLTE

Kevin Meehan COMPASS MARITIME LTD.

David Salman ASHUR INTERNATIONAL BANK

Gavan Neary PWC IRELAND

Abdelrahman Sherif MENA ASSOCIATES, MEMBER OF AMERELLER RECHTSANWÄLTE

Michael O’Connor MATHESON ORMSBY PRENTICE

Khaled Yaseen IRAQI NATIONAL INVESTMENT COMMISSION

IRELAND ESB NETWORKS IRISH CREDIT BUREAU Margaret Austin EUGENE F. COLLINS SOLICITORS Andrew Bates DILLON EUSTACE Roisin Bennett REDDY CHARLTON MCKNIGHT Michael Bergin PWC IRELAND Finola Boyle EUGENE F. COLLINS SOLICITORS Alan Browning LK SHIELDS SOLICITORS, MEMBER OF IUS LABORIS John Comerford COONEY CAREY, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL

ISRAEL PUBLIC UTILITY AUTHORITY-ELECTRICITY

Jacob Ben-Chitrit YIGAL ARNON & CO.

Micheál Grace MASON HAYES+CURRAN

Mohammad Murad AL RAFIDAIN BROKERS

Emma Weld-Moore DANIEL MURPHY SOLICITORS

John Doyle DILLON EUSTACE

Ahmed Dawood BAET AL HIKMA FOR LEGAL SERVICES AND CONSULTANCY LLC

Jamal Mehdi Shalal AL ATTAR REAL ESTATE OFFICE

Maeve Walsh REDDY CHARLTON MCKNIGHT

Ofer Bar-On SHAVIT BAR-ON GAL-ON TZIN YAGUR, LAW OFFICES

Sarah Gallagher DILLON EUSTACE

Stephan Jäger AMERELLER RECHTSANWÄLTE

Barry Walsh MASON HAYES+CURRAN

Gavin Doherty EUGENE F. COLLINS SOLICITORS

Majed Butrous

Alireza Shariaty Eivari

Masoud Kiumarthi CENTRAL BANK OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN

Shahrzad Majdameli INTERNATIONAL LAW OFFICE OF DR. BEHROOZ AKHLAGHI & ASSOCIATES

IRAQ ERNST & YOUNG

Ahmed Al-Jannabi MENA ASSOCIATES, MEMBER OF AMERELLER RECHTSANWÄLTE

Abbas Taghipour CENTRAL BANK OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN

Amir Ahmad Mahdian Rad SOHRAB SEPEHRI

Azadeh Zarei IRAN TRADE PROMOTION ORGANIZATION

Mozaffar Mohammadian TEEMA BAR INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT

Amir Kheirollahy HT CO, LTD.

Majid Mahallati MAHALLATI & CO. CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

Farhad Yazdi

Matt O’Keeffe PWC IRELAND Deirdre O’Mahony ARTHUR COX, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Feargal Orourke PWC IRELAND Robert O’Shea MATHESON ORMSBY PRENTICE Maurice Phelan MASON HAYES+CURRAN Matthew Ryan DILLON EUSTACE Brendan Sharkey REDDY CHARLTON MCKNIGHT

Marina Benvenisti RUTH CARGO Yitzchak Chikorel DELOITTE LLP Koby Cohen PWC ISRAEL Doron Cohon RAVEH, RAVID & CO. CPAS, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL Danny Dilbary GOLDFARB LEVY ERAN MEIRI TZAFRIR & CO. Ido Gonen GOLDFARB LEVY ERAN MEIRI TZAFRIR & CO. Amos Hacmun HESKIA-HACMUN LAW FIRM Roee Hecht SHAVIT BAR-ON GAL-ON TZIN YAGUR, LAW OFFICES Yossi Katsav RUTH CARGO Zeev Katz PWC ISRAEL Vered Kirshner PWC ISRAEL Adam Klein GOLDFARB LEVY ERAN MEIRI TZAFRIR & CO. Gideon Koren GIDEON KOREN & CO. LAW OFFICES Orna Kornreich-Cohen SHAVIT BAR-ON GAL-ON TZIN YAGUR, LAW OFFICES Michael Lagon THE ISRAEL ELECTRIC CORPORATION LTD.DAN DISTRICT Aaron Lampert NASCHITZ, BRANDES & CO., WITH THE SUPPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG Benjamin Leventhal GIDEON FISHER & CO. Michelle Liberman S. HOROWITZ & CO., MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Danielle Loewenstein S. HOROWITZ & CO., MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Rotem Muntner RUTH CARGO

Gavin Simons DANIEL MURPHY SOLICITORS

Marcelle Noussimovitch RAPHAEL KATZ & CO. CUSTOMS BROKERS LTD.

Caroline Sommers MATHESON ORMSBY PRENTICE

Meir Nussbaum DELOITTE LLP

Lorcan Tiernan DILLON EUSTACE

Helen Raziel NASCHITZ, BRANDES & CO., WITH THE SUPPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG

Mark Traynor A&L GOODBODY Colm Walsh IRISH INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT ASSOCIATION

Yoav Razin NASCHITZ, BRANDES & CO., WITH THE SUPPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG

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Matt Rosenbaum HACOHEN & WOLF LAW OFFICES

Alessandro Caridi TLS - ASSOCIAZIONE PROFESSIONALE DI AVVOCATI E COMMERCIALISTI

Valentino Guarini TLS - ASSOCIAZIONE PROFESSIONALE DI AVVOCATI E COMMERCIALISTI

Cecilia Carrara LEGANCE

Federico Guasti STUDIO LEGALE GUASTI

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Silvia Sandrin ASHURST

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Daniel Singerman BUSINESS DATA ISRAEL + PERSONAL CHECK Ayelet Suissa PWC ISRAEL Daphna Tsarfaty GOLDFARB LEVY ERAN MEIRI TZAFRIR & CO. Eylam Weiss WEISS-PORAT & CO. Zeev Weiss WEISS-PORAT & CO. Dave Wolf HACOHEN & WOLF LAW OFFICES Shlomi Zehavi PWC ISRAEL

ITALY PARAM OVERSEAS STUDIO DELL’AVVOCATO ANTICH Marianna Abbaticchio RISTUCCIA & TUFARELLI Fabrizio Acerbis TLS - ASSOCIAZIONE PROFESSIONALE DI AVVOCATI E COMMERCIALISTI Mario Altavilla UNIONCAMERE Roberto Argeri CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP Gaetano Arnò TLS - ASSOCIAZIONE PROFESSIONALE DI AVVOCATI E COMMERCIALISTI Maria Pia Ascenzo BANK OF ITALY Romina Ballanca TLS - ASSOCIAZIONE PROFESSIONALE DI AVVOCATI E COMMERCIALISTI Paola Barazzetta TLS - ASSOCIAZIONE PROFESSIONALE DI AVVOCATI E COMMERCIALISTI Lamberto Barbieri CRIF S. P. A. Giuseppe Battaglia PORTOLANO COLELLA CAVALLO Sylvia Beccio STUDIO LEGALE SINATRA Alvise Becker TLS - ASSOCIAZIONE PROFESSIONALE DI AVVOCATI E COMMERCIALISTI Susanna Beltramo STUDIO LEGALE BELTRAMO Stefano Biagioli TLS - ASSOCIAZIONE PROFESSIONALE DI AVVOCATI E COMMERCIALISTI

Domenico Colella PORTOLANO COLELLA CAVALLO Fabrizio Colonna LCA - LEGA COLUCCI E ASSOCIATI Mattia Colonnelli de Gasperis COLONNELLI DE GASPERIS STUDIO LEGALE Fabio Corno STUDIO CORNO, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL Barbara Corsetti PORTOLANO COLELLA CAVALLO Filippo Corsini CHIOMENTI STUDIO LEGALE Barbara Cortesi STUDIO LEGALE GUASTI Massimo Cremona PIROLA PENNUTO ZEI & ASSOCIATI Salvatore Cuzzocrea TLS - ASSOCIAZIONE PROFESSIONALE DI AVVOCATI E COMMERCIALISTI Elena Davanzo STUDIO LEGALE TRIBUTARIO ASSOCIATO Daniele de Benedetti STUDIO BENESSIA - MACCAGNO Antonio de Martinis SPASARO DE MARTINIS LAW FIRM Francesca De Paolis INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DISPUTE RESOLUTION Claudio Di Falco CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP Massimiliano Di Tommaso CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP Iacopo Donati CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP Sunil Dutt Sharma PARAM OVERSEAS Emanuele Ferrari STUDIO NOTARILE FERRARI Maddalena Ferrari STUDIO NOTARILE FERRARI Paola Flora ASHURST Pier Andrea Fré Torelli Massini CARABBA & PARTNERS Linda Nicoletta Frigo GRUPPO PAM S.P.A. Cristina Fugazza STUDIO LEGALE SINATRA Andrea Gangemi PORTOLANO COLELLA CAVALLO

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Zaila McCalla THE SUPREME COURT OF JAMAICA

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Andrea Tedioli TEDIOLI LAW FIRM Francesca Tironi TLS - ASSOCIAZIONE PROFESSIONALE DI AVVOCATI E COMMERCIALISTI Giacinto Tommasini ALEGAL - INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM Luca Tufarelli RISTUCCIA & TUFARELLI Rachele Vacca de Dominicis GRIECO E ASSOCIATI Mario Valentini PIROLA PENNUTO ZEI & ASSOCIATI Vito Vittore NUNZIANTE MAGRONE Angelo Zambelli DEWEY & LEBOEUF Filippo Zucchinelli TLS - ASSOCIAZIONE PROFESSIONALE DI AVVOCATI E COMMERCIALISTI

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JAMAICA

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Cheronne Allen JAMAICA PROMOTIONS CORPORATION (JAMPRO)

Ferdinando Offredi VENOSTA R.E. S.RL

Roy K. Anderson THE SUPREME COURT OF JAMAICA

Donovan Wignal MAIRTRANS INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS LTD.

Fabiana Padroni RISTUCCIA & TUFARELLI

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Enrica Maria Ghia GHIA LAW FIRM

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Luciano Panzani TORINO COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

LAVORO

Stefano Cancarini TLS - ASSOCIAZIONE PROFESSIONALE DI AVVOCATI E COMMERCIALISTI

Antonio Grieco GRIECO E ASSOCIATI

Paolo Pasqualis NOTARY

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Gianmatteo Nunziante NUNZIANTE MAGRONE

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Alessandro Cardia GRIECO E ASSOCIATI

Yan Pecoraro PORTOLANO COLELLA CAVALLO

Giovanni Patti ABBATESCIANNI STUDIO LEGALE E TRIBUTARIO

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Arturo Stewart GRANT, STEWART, PHILLIPS & CO. Humprey Taylor TAYLOR CONSTRUCTION LTD.

JAPAN ERNST & YOUNG TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY INC. Miho Arimura HATASAWA & WAKAI LAW FIRM Toyoki Emoto ATSUMI & PARTNERS Miho Fujita ADACHI, HENDERSON, MIYATAKE & FUJITA

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Yoshihito Shibata BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN MURASE, SAKAI & MIMURA FOREIGN LAW JOINT ENTERPRISE Tomoko Shimomukai NISHIMURA & ASAHI Hiroaki Shinomiya DAVIS & TAKAHASHI

Aktan Akhmetov FIRST CREDIT BUREAU

Sachiko Sugawara ATSUMI & PARTNERS

George Hazboun HAZBOUN & CO. FOR INTERNATIONAL LEGAL BUSINESS CONSULTATIONS

Aman Aliev ASSISTANCE, LLC LAW FIRM

Yuri Suzuki ATSUMI & PARTNERS Hiroyuki Suzuki PWC JAPAN Shunji Suzuki PWC JAPAN

Yosuke Kanegae OH-EBASHI LPC & PARTNERS

Junichi Tobimatsu MORI HAMADA & MATSUMOTO

Hideki Thurgood Kano ANDERSON MORI & TOMOTSUNE

Yoshito Tsuji OBAYASHI CORPORATION

Chie Kasahara ATSUMI & PARTNERS

Masatoshi Ujimori ATSUMI & PARTNERS

Shigenobu Kataoka ENGINEER, INC.

Kenji Utsumi NAGASHIMA OHNO & TSUNEMATSU

Takahiro Kato NISHIMURA & ASAHI

Jun Yamada ANDERSON MORI & TOMOTSUNE

Susumi Kawaguchi OBAYASHI CORPORATION

Michi Yamagami ANDERSON MORI & TOMOTSUNE

Kohei Kawamura NISHIMURA & ASAHI

Akio Yamamoto KAJIMA CORPORATION

Yasuyuki Kuribayashi CITY-YUWA PARTNERS

Yusuke Yukawa NISHIMURA & ASAHI

Toshio Miyatake ADACHI, HENDERSON, MIYATAKE & FUJITA Tsuyoshi Mizoguchi PWC JAPAN Michihiro Mori NISHIMURA & ASAHI Taeko Morita NISHIMURA & ASAHI Masahiro Murashima KITAHAMA PARTNERS Hirosato Nabika CITY-YUWA PARTNERS Yukie Nakagawa ATSUMI & PARTNERS Kazutoshi Nishijima ADACHI, HENDERSON, MIYATAKE & FUJITA Miho Niunoya ATSUMI & PARTNERS Takashi Saito CITY-YUWA PARTNERS Yuka Sakai CITY-YUWA PARTNERS Takefumi Sato ANDERSON MORI & TOMOTSUNE Tetsuro Sato BAKER & MCKENZIE

Askar Abubakirov AEQUITAS LAW FIRM

Tariq Hammouri HAMMOURI & PARTNERS

Atsushi Tempaku NIPPON EXPRESS CO., LTD.

Kazuya Miyakawa PWC JAPAN

Micheal T. Dabit MICHAEL T. DABIT & ASSOCIATES

Yerkin Abdrakhmanov PWC KAZAKHSTAN

Yuri Sugano NISHIMURA & ASAHI

Aya Kamimura NISHIMURA & ASAHI

Nobuaki Matsuoka OSAKA INTERNATIONAL LAW OFFICES

KAZAKHSTAN

Anwar Elliyan THE JORDANIAN ELECTRIC POWER CO. LTD. (JEPCO)

Tomomi Kagawa

Yoji Maeda O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP

Kareem Zureikat

Khaled Asfour ALI SHARIF ZU’BI, ADVOCATES & LEGAL CONSULTANTS, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Hisako Shiotani ATSUMI & PARTNERS

Mikio Tasaka NITTSU RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND CONSULTING, INC.

Yukie Kurosawa O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP

Mohammad Al-Said

JORDAN ERNST & YOUNG Tamara Abbadi HAZBOUN & CO. FOR INTERNATIONAL LEGAL BUSINESS CONSULTATIONS Hassan Abdullah THE JORDANIAN ELECTRIC POWER CO. LTD. (JEPCO) Hayja’a Abu AlHayja’a TALAL ABU GHAZALEH LEGAL (TAG-LEGAL) Nayef Abu Alim PREMIER LAW FIRM LLP Osama Abu Rub LAW & ARBITRATION CENTRE Ibrahim Abunameh LAW & ARBITRATION CENTRE Maha Al Abdallat CENTRAL BANK OF JORDAN Arwa Al-Azzeh RAJAI DAJANI & ASSOCIATES LAW OFFICE Tamara Al-Banna KHALIFEH & PARTNERS

Reem Hazboun HAZBOUN & CO. FOR INTERNATIONAL LEGAL BUSINESS CONSULTATIONS Tayseer Ismail EAST ECHO CO. Emad Karkar PWC JORDAN Ahmed Khalifeh HAMMOURI & PARTNERS Youssef S. Khalilieh RAJAI DAJANI & ASSOCIATES LAW OFFICE Hussein Kofahy CENTRAL BANK OF JORDAN Rasha Laswi ZALLOUM & LASWI LAW FIRM Emad Majid PWC JORDAN Firas Malhas INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LEGAL ASSOCIATES Nizar Musleh HAZBOUN & CO. FOR INTERNATIONAL LEGAL BUSINESS CONSULTATIONS Amer Nabulsi (NEN) AL WAGAYAN, AL AWADHI, AL SAIF, MEMBER OF DLA PIPER GROUP

Zulﬁya Akchurina GRATA LAW FIRM

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Saule Mukhambetzhan MARKA AUDIT ACF LLP Ruslan Murzashev BMF GROUP LLP Daniyar Mussakhan MACLEOD DIXON Assel Mussina SNR DENTON KAZAKHSTAN LIMITED Alina Mustafayeva SIGNUM LAW FIRM Nazira Nurbayeva PWC KAZAKHSTAN Zhanar Ordabayeva BMF GROUP LLP Yuliya V. Petrenko BMF GROUP LLP Olga Salimova ORIS LAW FIRM Ernur Seysenov DESA EC Gennadiy Shestakov KAZAKHSTAN LOGISTICS SERVICE Karina Sultanaliyeva AEQUITAS LAW FIRM Amir Tussupkhanov ORIS LAW FIRM Zhaniya Ussen ASSISTANCE, LLC LAW FIRM Yekaterina V. Kim MICHAEL WILSON & PARTNERS LTD. Marla Valdez SNR DENTON KAZAKHSTAN LIMITED Arlan Yerzhanov GRATA LAW FIRM Dubek Zhabykenov Liza Zhumakhmetova PWC KAZAKHSTAN Soﬁya Zhylkaidarov SIGNUM LAW FIRM

Ahmed Naiemat LAW & ARBITRATION CENTRE

Semion Issyk AEQUITAS LAW FIRM

Omar B. Naim NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Vladimir Ivlev FIRST CREDIT BUREAU

George Akoto AKOTO & AKOTO ADVOCATES

Ridha Nasair LAW GATE ATTORNEYS ORG

Kamil Jambakiyev MACLEOD DIXON

Philip Aluku SDV TRANSAMI

Laith Nasrawin ALJAZY & CO. ADVOCATES & LEGAL CONSULTANTS

Dinara M. Jarmukhanova BMF GROUP LLP

Oliver Fowler KAPLAN & STRATTON

Thomas Johnson SNR DENTON KAZAKHSTAN LIMITED

Hilary Gachiri KAPLAN & STRATTON

Elena Kaeva PWC KAZAKHSTAN

Peter Gachuhi KAPLAN & STRATTON

Marina Kahiani GRATA LAW FIRM

Francis Gichuhi PRISM DESIGNS AFRICA

Assel Kazbekova MICHAEL WILSON & PARTNERS LTD.

Edmond Gichuru POST BANK

Tatyana Kim MARKA AUDIT ACF LLP

William Ikutha Maema ISEME, KAMAU & MAEMA ADVOCATES

Marina Kolesnikova GRATA LAW FIRM

Shellomith Irungu ANJARWALLA & KHANNA ADVOCATES

Yerbol Konarbayev SNR DENTON KAZAKHSTAN LIMITED

Nigel Jeremy DALY & FIGGIS ADVOCATES

Khaldoun Nazer KHALIFEH & PARTNERS Mutasem Nsair KHALIFEH & PARTNERS Akram Obeidat KHALIFEH & PARTNERS Osama Y. Sabbagh THE JORDANIAN ELECTRIC POWER CO. LTD. (JEPCO) Mohammad Sawafeen LAND AND SURVEY DIRECTORATE Ali Shishani CROWN LOGISTICS Stephan Stephan PWC JORDAN

KENYA

Anna Kravchenko GRATA LAW FIRM

Bassil Swaiss INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LEGAL ASSOCIATES

Karori Kamau ISEME, KAMAU & MAEMA ADVOCATES

Gulﬁya Kurmanova HALYK BANK KAZAKHSTAN

Benson Kamau PWC KENYA

Omar Aljazy ALJAZY & CO. ADVOCATES & LEGAL CONSULTANTS

Mohammed Tarawneh

Irina Latipova MARKA AUDIT ACF LLP

Judith Kavuki KOKA KOIMBURI & CO.

Mahmoud Wafa CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT

Aigerim Malikova PWC KAZAKHSTAN

Sabri S. Al-Khassib AMMAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Hamish Keith DALY & FIGGIS ADVOCATES

Azzam Zalloum ZALLOUM & LASWI LAW FIRM

Saule Marka MARKA AUDIT ACF LLP

Mohamed Al-Kurdi GARDENIA CLEARANCE

Morris Kimuli B.M. MUSAU & CO. ADVOCATES

Faris Zaru FARIS AND FARIS

Vsevolod Markov BMF GROUP LLP

Owen Koimburi KOKA KOIMBURI & CO.

Malek Zreiqat ALI SHARIF ZU’BI, ADVOCATES & LEGAL CONSULTANTS, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Bolat Miyatov GRATA LAW FIRM

Nicholas Malonza SISULE MUNYI KILONZO & ASSOCIATES

Eman M. Al-Dabbas INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LEGAL ASSOCIATES

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Kenneth Barden ATTORNEY-AT-LAW

James Mburu Kamau ISEME, KAMAU & MAEMA ADVOCATES

Rengaua Bauro MINISTRY OF FINANCE

Lilian Membo SDV TRANSAMI

Moanataake Beiabure MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES

Richard Miano ISEME, KAMAU & MAEMA ADVOCATES

Taake Cama MINISTRY OF FINANCE

Mansoor A. Mohamed RUMAN SHIP CONTRACTORS LIMITED

Kiata Tebau Kabure KK & SONS

Bernard Muange ANJARWALLA & KHANNA ADVOCATES

Willie Karakaua Maen MOEL TRADING CO. LTD.

Davies Mugo LAFARGE

Tekeeua Kauongo ANZ BANK (KIRIBATI) LTD.

Benjamin Musau B.M. MUSAU & CO. ADVOCATES

Iaokiri Koreaua KIRIBATI CUSTOMS SERVICE (KCS)

Muteti Mutisya B.M. MUSAU & CO. ADVOCATES

Terence Low ANZ BANK (KIRIBATI) LTD.

Wachira Ndege CREDIT REFERENCE BUREAU AFRICA LTD.

Paul McLaughlin CA’BELLA BETIO CONSTRUCTION

Christina Ndiho KAPLAN & STRATTON

Debrah Mercurio OFFICE OF THE PEOPLE’S LAWYER

Joseph Ng’ang’ira DALY & FIGGIS ADVOCATES

Tekaai Mikaer SWIRE SHIPPING LTD.

Kenneth Nganzi UNILEVER KENYA LTD.

Lawrence Muller OCEANIC SHIPPING SERVICE

Beatrice Bosibori Nyabira ISEME, KAMAU & MAEMA ADVOCATES

Tetiro Semilota HIGH COURT OF KIRIBATI

Conrad Nyukuri CHUNGA ASSOCIATES

Eliza Takotaake BETIO TOWN COUNCIL

Julius Odawo LAFARGE

Tieri Tamoa MINISTRY OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRY AND COOPERATIVES

Gilbert Okello LAFARGE Sam Omukoko METROPOL CORPORATION LTD. Tom Odhiambo Onyango OCHIENG, ONYANGO, KIBET & OHAGA Robert Osiro LAFARGE Cephas Osoro CROWE HORWATH EA, MEMBER CROWE HORWATH INTERNATIONAL Don Priestman THE KENYA POWER AND LIGHTING COMPANY LTD. Sonal Sejpal ANJARWALLA & KHANNA ADVOCATES Rajesh Shah PWC KENYA Deepen Shah WALKER KONTOS ADVOCATES Christopher Siambe CROWN AGENTS LTD. David Tanki LAN-X AFRICA LTD. Joseph Taracha CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA Peter Wahome PWC KENYA Nicholas Wambua B.M. MUSAU & CO. ADVOCATES Angela Waweru KAPLAN & STRATTON

KIRIBATI KIRIBATI PORTS AUTHORITY (KPA) PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD Kibae Akaaka MINISTRY OF FINANCE Mary Amanu MOEL TRADING CO. LTD. Neiran Areta MINISTRY OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRY AND COOPERATIVES

Martin Tekanene KIRIBATI PROVIDENT FUND Batitea Tekanito DEVELOPMENT BANK OF KIRIBATI Moaniti Teuea JOYCE SHIPPING LINE Reei Tioti MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, LANDS & AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT (MELAD)

KOREA, REP. Yong Seok Ahn LEE & KO Cheolhyo Ahn YULCHON Jong-Hyun Baek JEIL BROKER Min-Sook Chae KOREA CREDIT BUREAU Min-Jeong Cho KOREA CREDIT BUREAU Hyeong-Tae Cho SAMIL PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS Hyoung-Kyun Choi KOREA CUSTOMS SERVICE Han-Jun Chon SAMIL PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS Eui Jong Chung BAE, KIM & LEE LLC Sang-goo Han YOON & YANG LLC. C.W. Hyun KIM & CHANG James I.S. Jeon SOJONG PARTNERS Goo-Chun Jeong KOREA CUSTOMS SERVICE In Beom Jin CHEON JI ACCOUNTING CORPORATION, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL Bo Moon Jung KIM & CHANG

Sang Wook Kang KOREAN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION Sung Won Kim HANARO TNS Se Jin Kim HWANG MOK PARK P.C.

Bong Woo Song HANJIN SHIPPING CO. LTD.

Jeton Vokshi INTEREUROPA KOSOVA LLC

Jiwon Suh MINISTRY OF STRATEGY AND FINANCE

Shaha Zylﬁu CENTRAL BANK OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOSOVO

Kyung Hee Suh YULCHON

Yoon Young Kim HWANG MOK PARK P.C.

Huh Uoung-uhk KEPCO ECONOMY MANAGEMENT RESEARCH INSTITUTE (KEMRI)

Hyo-Sang Kim KIM & CHANG

Dong-Suk Wang KOREA CREDIT BUREAU

Jung-In Kim KOREA CREDIT BUREAU

Jee Yeon Yu KIM & CHANG

Miok Kim KIM & CHANG

KOSOVO KOSOVO ENERGY CORPORATION J.S.C. SHYQIRI BYTYQI VALA CONSULTING

Kyu-Dong Kim SAMIL PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS

Muhamed Disha KOSOVO INVESTMENT PROMOTION AGENCY

Wan-Seok Kim SAMIL PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS

Sokol Elmazaj BOGA & ASSOCIATES

Young-Sik Kim SAMIL PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS

Mirjeta Emini BOGA & ASSOCIATES

S.E. Stephan Kim SOJONG PARTNERS

Lorena Gega PWC ALBANIA

Kwang Soo Kim WOOSUN ELECTRIC COMPANY LTD.

Maliq Gjyshinca INTEREUROPA KOSOVA LLC

Wonhyung Kim YOON & YANG LLC.

Mustafa Hasani KOSOVO INVESTMENT PROMOTION AGENCY

Joong Hoon Kwak LEE & KO

Ahmet Hasolli KALO & ASSOCIATES

Ki Hyun Kwon CHEON JI ACCOUNTING CORPORATION, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL

Virtyt Ibrahimaga AVOKATURA I.O.T.

Sung Whan Lee AHNSE LAW OFFICES Jung-Un Lee KIM & CHANG Seung Yoon Lee KIM & CHANG Kyu Wha Lee LEE & KO Hongyou Lee PANALPINA IAF LTD. Jin-Young Lee SAMIL PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS Jong Ho Lee SOJONG PARTNERS Ji Woong Lim YULCHON Chul-Gue Maeng KOREA CUSTOMS SERVICE Ho Joon Moon LEE & KO Yon-Kyun Oh KIM & CHANG Joo Seok Paik SOJONG PARTNERS Ji Yeoun Park HWANG MOK PARK P.C. Sang Il Park HWANG MOK PARK P.C. Soo-Hwan Park SAMIL PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS Jeong Seo KIM & CHANG Brian Shim CHEON JI ACCOUNTING CORPORATION, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL Won-Il Sohn YULCHON

ERNST & YOUNG FREIGHT EXCEL LOGISTICS Labeed Abdal THE LAW FIRM OF LABEED ABDAL Hossam Abduel Fetouh

Yong-Chul Kim KOREA CUSTOMS SERVICE

Hye Jeong Lee AHNSE LAW OFFICES

KUWAIT CREDIT INFORMATION NETWORK

Mahmoud Abdulfattah THE LAW OFFICES OF MISHARI AL-GHAZALI Hossam Abdullah ASAR – AL RUWAYEH & PARTNERS Waleed Abdulrahim ABDULLAH KH. AL-AYOUB & ASSOCIATES, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Lina A.K. Adlouni KIPCO ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY K.S.C Abdullah Musﬁr Al Hayyan KUWAIT UNIVERSITY Faten Al Naqeeb ALI & PARTNERS Fahad Al Zumai GUST UNIVERSITY Aiman Alaraj KEO INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS

Bejtush Isuﬁ INTERLEX ASSOCIATES L.L.C.

Abdullah Al-Ayoub ABDULLAH KH. AL-AYOUB & ASSOCIATES, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Besarta Kllokoqi BOGA & ASSOCIATES

Omar Hamad Yousuf Al-Essa THE LAW OFFICE OF AL-ESSA & PARTNERS

Agron Krasniqi BOGA & ASSOCIATES

Nada F. A. Al-Fahad GEC DAR

Sabina Lalaj BOGA & ASSOCIATES

Ammar Al-Fouzan THE LAW OFFICES OF MISHARI AL-GHAZALI

Abedin Matoshi INTERLEX ASSOCIATES L.L.C. Fitore Mekaj BOGA & ASSOCIATES

Mishari M. Al-Ghazali THE LAW OFFICES OF MISHARI AL-GHAZALI

Dairida Metalia PWC ALBANIA

Reema Ali ALI & PARTNERS

Ilir Murseli MURSELI ARCHITECTS & PARTNERS

Akusa Batwala ASAR – AL RUWAYEH & PARTNERS

Arben Mustafa INTEREUROPA KOSOVA LLC

Christoph Birk PANALPINA WORLD TRANSPORT (KUWAIT) WLL

Gazmend Nushi KALO & ASSOCIATES Besim Osmani INTERLEX ASSOCIATES L.L.C. Andi Pacani BOGA & ASSOCIATES Gazmend Pallaska PALLASKA & ASSOCIATES Loreta Peci PWC ALBANIA Mehdi Pllashniku KOSOVO BUSINESS REGISTARTION AGENCY Vigan Rogova ETHEM ROGOVA LAW FIRM

Nada Bourahmah THE LAW OFFICES OF MISHARI AL-GHAZALI Luis Nene Cunha ASAR – AL RUWAYEH & PARTNERS Paul Day ASAR – AL RUWAYEH & PARTNERS Mahmoud Ezzat BURGAN BANK Yaser Farook GEC DAR Sam Habbas ASAR – AL RUWAYEH & PARTNERS

Iliriana Osmani Serreqi AVOKATURA I.O.T.

Chirine Krayem Moujaes THE LAW OFFICES OF MISHARI AL-GHAZALI

Flakron Sylejmani LAW FIRM IBRAHIMAGA/OSAMNI/TIGANI

Dany Labaki THE LAW OFFICE OF AL-ESSA & PARTNERS

Kreshnik Thaqi KOSOVO INVESTMENT PROMOTION AGENCY

Dany Labaky THE LAW OFFICE OF AL-ESSA & PARTNERS

Anita Tigani LAW FIRM IBRAHIMAGA/OSAMNI/TIGANI

Amer Nabulsi (NEN) AL WAGAYAN, AL AWADHI, AL SAIF, MEMBER OF DLA PIPER GROUP

Paul Tobin PWC BULGARIA

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Anupama Nair ABDULLAH KH. AL-AYOUB & ASSOCIATES, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Mohammed Ramadan AL MARKAZ LAW FIRM Shafeek Rhaman MAY INTERNATIONAL A-Z FREIGHT SOLUTIONS Abdul Qayyum Saeed GHF LAWYERS David Walker ASAR – AL RUWAYEH & PARTNERS

KYRGYZ REPUBLIC Alexander Ahn KALIKOVA & ASSOCIATES LAW FIRM Shuhrat Akhmatakhunov KALIKOVA & ASSOCIATES LAW FIRM Gulnara Akhmatova INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COUNCIL Niyazbek Aldashev LORENZ INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM Nurlan Alymbaev ANDASH MAINING COMPANY LLC Iskender Batyrbekov LORENZ INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM Richard Bregonje PWC KAZAKHSTAN Peter Burnie PWC KAZAKHSTAN Samara Dumanaeva LORENZ INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM Akjoltoi Elebesova CREDIT INFORMATION BUREAU ISHENIM Leyla Gulieva LORENZ INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM Saltanat Ismailova PWC KAZAKHSTAN Nurbek Ismankulov M&M TRANSPORT LOGISTIC SERVICES Elena Kaeva PWC KAZAKHSTAN Gulnara Kalikova KALIKOVA & ASSOCIATES LAW FIRM Assel Khamzina PWC KAZAKHSTAN Nurdin Kumushbekov USAID BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT THE PRAGMA CORPORATION Svetlana Lebedeva LORENZ INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM Marina Lim KALIKOVA & ASSOCIATES LAW FIRM Asel Momoshova KALIKOVA & ASSOCIATES LAW FIRM Almas Nakipov PWC KAZAKHSTAN Karlygash Ospankulova KALIKOVA & ASSOCIATES LAW FIRM Nurbek Sabirov KALIKOVA & ASSOCIATES LAW FIRM Kanat Seidaliev GRATA LAW FIRM Temirbek Shabdanaliev ASSOCIATION OF CARRIERS AND FREIGHTFORWARDERS OF KYRGYZSTAN

Kamila Tursunkulova PWC KAZAKHSTAN

Martins Aljens RAIDLA LEJINS & NORCOUS

Krista Zariņa LAWIN KLAVINS & SLAIDINS

Georges Kadige KADIGE & KADIGE LAW FIRM

Gulnara Uskenbaeva AUDIT PLUS

Laura Ausekle LATVIJAS BANKA

Agate Ziverte PWC LATVIA

Michel Kadige KADIGE & KADIGE LAW FIRM

Azim Usmanov GRATA LAW FIRM

Ieva Balcere LAW FIRM SORAINEN

Daiga Zivtina LAWIN KLAVINS & SLAIDINS

Najib Khattar KHATTAR ASSOCIATES

Ali Ramazanovich Vodyanov ELECTROSILA

Ilona Bauda

LEBANON ELECTRICITÉ DU LIBAN

Josephine Khoury TALAL ABU GHAZALEH LEGAL (TAG-LEGAL)

LAO PDR ENTERPRISE REGISTRY OFFICE

ERNST & YOUNG

Eva Berlaus LAW FIRM SORAINEN

Albert Laham

KORDAHI EST. COMPANY

Andis Burkevics LAW FIRM SORAINEN

Nadim Abboud LAW OFFICE OF A. ABBOUD & ASSOCIATES

Georges Mallat HYAM G. MALLAT LAW FIRM

Andis Čonka LATVIJAS BANKA

Hanan Abboud PWC LEBANON

Ingrida Dimina PWC LATVIA

Nada Abdelsater-Abusamra RAPHAËL & ASSOCIÉS

Valters Diure LAWIN KLAVINS & SLAIDINS

Wassim Abou Nader MENA CITY LAWYERS

Sornpheth Douangdy

Zane Džule ATTORNEYS AT LAW BORENIUS

Wadih Abou Nasr PWC LEBANON

Daodeuane Duangdara PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS (LAO) LTD.

Zlata Elksnina-Zascirinska PWC LATVIA

Karen Baroud PWC LEBANON

Rita Moukarzel BADRI AND SALIM EL MEOUCHI LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF INTERLEGES

William D. Greenlee, Jr. DFDL MEKONG LAW GROUP

Valters Gencs GENCS VALTERS LAW FIRM

Jean Baroudi BAROUDI & ASSOCIATES

Andre Nader NADER LAW OFFICE

Somdy Inmyxay SME PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

Andris Ignatenko ESTMA LTD.

Tarek Baz HYAM G. MALLAT LAW FIRM

Rana Nader NADER LAW OFFICE

Janis Irbe LATVENERGO AS, SADALES TIKLS

Katia Bou Assi MOGHAIZEL LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Touﬁc Nehme LAW OFFICE OF ALBERT LAHAM

John Biddle LS HORIZON LIMITED (LAO) John Bowes KPMG LAO CO. LTD. Xaynari Chanthala LS HORIZON LIMITED (LAO) Sithong Chanthasouk Aristotle David DFDL MEKONG LAW GROUP

Latsamy Inthavong EDL UTILITY AND NETWORKS Ganesan Kolandevelu KPMG LAO CO. LTD. Litsamy Latsavong Khamkhong Liemphrachan R&T KHOUN MUANG LAO CO.,LTD. Chris Manley DFDL MEKONG LAW GROUP Varavudh Meesaiyati PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS (LAO) LTD. Somlack Nhoybouakong LAO FREIGHT FORWARDER CO. LTD. Somphone Phasavath LAO FREIGHT FORWARDER CO. LTD. Khamphaeng Phochanthilath DFDL MEKONG LAW GROUP Ketsana Phommachanh MINISTRY OF JUSTICE Phasith Phommarak Thavorn Rujivanarom PWC THAILAND Vichit Sadettan LAO FREIGHT FORWARDER CO. LTD. Ei Ei (Jessica) San KPMG LAO CO. LTD. Khamsene Sayavong LAO LAW & CONSULTANCY GROUP Siri Sayavong LAO LAW & CONSULTANCY GROUP Sivath Sengdouangchanh CONSULTANT Darika Soponawat PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS (LAO) LTD. Phonxay Southiphong DESIGN GROUP CO. LTD.

Elvira Sharshekeeva GRATA LAW FIRM

Sengdara Tiamtisack LAO FREIGHT FORWARDER CO. LTD.

Maksim Smirnov KALIKOVA & ASSOCIATES LAW FIRM

Andrea Wilson DFDL MEKONG LAW GROUP

Aisuluu Sydygalieva USAID BEI BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (BY PRAGMA CORPORATION)

LATVIA ERNST & YOUNG

Ulan Tilenbaev KALIKOVA & ASSOCIATES LAW FIRM

Elina Bedanova RAIDLA LEJINS & NORCOUS

Ilze Abika SKUDRA & UDRIS LAW OFFICES

Zinta Jansons LAWIN KLAVINS & SLAIDINS Helmuts Jauja LATVIAN INSOLVENCY ADMINISTRATION Sandis Jermuts PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION LATVIA Aris Kakstans EVERSHEDS BITĀNS Dace Kalnmeiere ATTORNEYS AT LAW BORENIUS Irina Kostina LAWIN KLAVINS & SLAIDINS Gunda Leite GENCS VALTERS LAW FIRM Dainis Leons LATVENERGO AS, SADALES TIKLS

Melynda BouAoun BADRI AND SALIM EL MEOUCHI LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF INTERLEGES Najib Choucair CENTRAL BANK OF LEBANON Sanna Daakour MENA CITY LAWYERS Aline Dantziguian CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRY & AGRICULTURE OF BEIRUT Michel Doueihy BADRI AND SALIM EL MEOUCHI LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF INTERLEGES Chadia El Meouchi BADRI AND SALIM EL MEOUCHI LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF INTERLEGES

Indrikis Liepa ATTORNEYS AT LAW BORENIUS

Sarah Fakhry BADRI AND SALIM EL MEOUCHI LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF INTERLEGES

Janis Loze

Dania George PWC LEBANON

Irina Olevska ATTORNEYS AT LAW BORENIUS Sergejs Rudans ATTORNEYS AT LAW BORENIUS Lāsma Rugāte LAW FIRM SORAINEN Dace Silava-Tomsone RAIDLA LEJINS & NORCOUS Anita Sondore GENCS VALTERS LAW FIRM

Abdallah Hayek HAYEK GROUP Antoine Hayek RAPHAËL & ASSOCIÉS Alexa Hechaime HECHAIME LAW FIRM Wajih Hechaime HECHAIME LAW FIRM

Mihails Špika JSC DZINTARS

Walid Honein BADRI AND SALIM EL MEOUCHI LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF INTERLEGES

Sarmis Spilbergs LAWIN KLAVINS & SLAIDINS

Maher Hoteit MENA CITY LAWYERS

Zane Štālberga – Markvarte MARKVARTE LEXCHANGE LAW OFFICE

Dany Issa MOGHAIZEL LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Anatolij Strelin COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL Ruta Teresko AZ SERVICE SIA Maija Tipaine RAIDLA LEJINS & NORCOUS Ziedonis Udris SKUDRA & UDRIS LAW OFFICES Maris Vainovskis EVERSHEDS BITĀNS

Nabil Mallat HYAM G. MALLAT LAW FIRM Fares Moawad Fadi Moghaizel MOGHAIZEL LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Mario Mohanna PATRIMOINE CONSEIL SARL

Hala Raphael-Abillama RAPHAËL & ASSOCIÉS Mireille Richa TYAN & ZGHEIB LAW FIRM Jihane Rizk Khattar KHATTAR ASSOCIATES Jihad Rizkallah BADRI AND SALIM EL MEOUCHI LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF INTERLEGES Samir Safa BAROUDI & ASSOCIATES Joseph Safar HAYEK GROUP Rached Sarkis RACHED SARKIS - CONSULTANT Antoine Sfeir BADRI AND SALIM EL MEOUCHI LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF INTERLEGES George Tannous BEIRUT INTERNATIONAL MOVERS Bassel Tohme MENA CITY LAWYERS Nady Tyan TYAN & ZGHEIB LAW FIRM Rania Yazbeck TYAN & ZGHEIB LAW FIRM

LESOTHO ERNST & YOUNG HARLEY & MORRIS WEBBER NEWDIGATE Lebereko Lethobane LABOUR COURT LESOTHO Qhalehang Letsika MEI & MEI ATTORNEYS INC. Sechaba Makhabane SELLO-MAFATLE ATTORNEYS

Marie-Anne Jabbour BADRI AND SALIM EL MEOUCHI LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF INTERLEGES

Bokang Makhaketso MINISTRY OF JUSTICE

Fady Jamaleddine MENA CITY LAWYERS

Thakane Makume LESOTHO ELECTRICITY COMPANY (PTY) LTD.

Edgard Joujou KPMG PCC Elie Kachouh ELC TRANSPORT SERVICES SAL

Moeketsi Marumo POWERCONSULT (PTY) LTD. Andrew Marumo SHEERAN & ASSOCIATES

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Thandiwe Metsing Molomo Mohale SYSTEMATIC ARCHITECTS Sentsuoe Lenka Mohau REGISTRAR - GENERAL M.R. Mokhethi MASERU CITY COUNCIL Phillip Mophethe PHILLIPS CLEARING & FORWARDING AGENT (PTY) LTD. Phelane Phomane Duduzile Seamatha SHEERAN & ASSOCIATES Tiisetso Sello-Mafatle SELLO-MAFATLE ATTORNEYS

G. Lahaison Waritay MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS T. Negbalee Warner PIERRE, TWEH & ASSOCIATES Darcy White PWC GHANA

Jurgita Kiškiūnaitė LAW FIRM ZABIELA, ZABIELAITE & PARTNERS Monika Knyzelyte AMERINDE CONSOLIDATED, INC. Kristina Kriščiūnaitė PWC LITHUANIA

LITHUANIA ERNST & YOUNG

Ronaldas Kubilius PWC LITHUANIA

Kęstutis Adamonis LAW FIRM SORAINEN

Egidijus Kundelis PWC LITHUANIA

Dovile Alekniene GENCS VALTERS LAW FIRM

Kęstutis Kvainauskas. ECOVIS MISKINIS, KVAINAUSKAS IR

Dovile Aukstuolyte ECOVIS MISKINIS, KVAINAUSKAS IR

PARTNERIAI ADVOKATU KONTORA

Giedre Zalpyte BNT HEEMANN KLAUBERG KRAUKLIS APB

Wim Piot PWC LUXEMBOURG

Agnietė Žukauskaitė LAW FIRM SORAINEN

Judith Raijmakers LOYENS & LOEFF

Audrius Žvybas GLIMSTEDT

Jean-Luc Schaus PIERRE THIELEN AVOCATS

LUXEMBOURG ALLEN & OVERY LUXEMBOURG

Phillipe Schmit ARENDT & MEDERNACH

INSTITUT LUXEMBOURGEOIS DE RÉGULATION PAUL WURTH S.A. ENGINEERING & PROJECT MANAGEMENT Clemens Abt KUEHNE + NAGEL KN LUXEMBOURG

PARTNERIAI ADVOKATU KONTORA

Žilvinas Kvietkus RAIDLA LEJINS & NORCOUS

Marorisang Thekiso SHEERAN & ASSOCIATES

Pavel Balbatunov UAB CONVENTUS

Gytis Malinauskas LAW FIRM SORAINEN

Phoka Thene

Petras Baltusevičius DSV TRANSPORT UAB

Linas Margevicius LEGAL BUREAU OF LINAS MARGEVICIUS

Guy Arendt BONN SCHMITT STEICHEN, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Donatas Baranauskas VILNIAUS MIESTO 14 - ASIS NOTARU BIURAS

Marius Matiukas TARK GRUNTE SUTKIENE

Jalila Bakkali PWC LUXEMBOURG

Rūta Matonienė VILNIUS CITY MUNICIPALITY

Louis Berns ARENDT & MEDERNACH

Vaidotas Melynavicius AAA BALTIC SERVICE COMPANY -LAW

Sabrina Bodson ARENDT & MEDERNACH

FIRM

Eleonora Broman LOYENS & LOEFF

Mahlape Tjela NEDBANK LESOTHO LTD.

LIBERIA CENTRAL BANK OF LIBERIA LIBERIA LAW SERVICES Amos P. Andrews ECOBANK Gideon Ayi-Owoo PWC GHANA Christiana Baah PWC GHANA F. Augustus Caesar, Jr. CAESAR ARCHITECTS, INC. Henry Reed Cooper COOPER & TOGBAH LAW OFFICE Peter Doe-Sumah GBEHZON HOLDINGS (LIBERIA) INC. Uzoma Ebeku COOPER & TOGBAH LAW OFFICE Patrick S. Fallah ECOBANK Christine Sonpon Freeman COOPER & TOGBAH LAW OFFICE Anthony Henry CUTTINGTON UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL Cyril Jones JONES & JONES Abu Kamara MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY Elijah Karnley MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS

Kim Bartholdy DSV TRANSPORT UAB Vilius Bernatonis TARK GRUNTE SUTKIENE Andrius Bogdanovičius JSC “CREDITINFO LIETUVA”

Tomas Mieliauskas LAW FIRM FORESTA

Ina Budelinaitė LAW FIRM SORAINEN

Bronislovas Mikūta

Frank von Roesgen SCHROEDER & ASSOCIÉS Cynetta Walters FITZWILLIAM STONE FURNESS-SMITH & MORGAN

MACEDONIA, FYR ERNST & YOUNG Slavica Bogoeva MACEDONIAN CREDIT BUREAU AD SKOPJE

PWC MACEDONIA

Guy Castegnaro IUS LABORIS LUXEMBOURG, CASTEGNARO

Mitko Aleksov MACEDONIAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE

Jurate Burnell AMERINDE CONSOLIDATED, INC.

Asta Misiukiene MINISTRY OF ECONOMY OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA

Christel Dumont OPF PARTNERS

Dovile Cepulyte LAW FIRM LAWIN

Žygimantas Pacevičius ATTORNEYS AT LAW BORENIUS

Giedre Cerniauske LAW FIRM LAWIN

Gérard Eischen CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE GRANDDUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG

Rytis Paukste LAW FIRM LAWIN

Robertas Čiočys LAW FIRM LAWIN

Algirdas Pekšys LAW FIRM SORAINEN

Giedre Dailidenaite VARUL

Mantas Petkevičius LAW FIRM SORAINEN

Lina Daruliene AAA BALTIC SERVICE COMPANY - LAW

Angelija Petrauskienė VILNIUS CITY MUNICIPALITY

FIRM

Gintaras Daugela BANK OF LITHUANIA Goda Deltuvaitė LAW FIRM SORAINEN Giedre Domkute AAA BALTIC SERVICE COMPANY - LAW FIRM

Dalia Foigt-Norvaišienė ATTORNEYS AT LAW BORENIUS

George Kwatia PWC GHANA

Valters Gencs GENCS VALTERS LAW FIRM

Prossie Namakula PWC GHANA

Simas Gudynas LAW FIRM LAWIN

Miriam Nortey PWC GHANA

Arturas Gutauskas ECOVIS MISKINIS, KVAINAUSKAS IR PARTNERIAI ADVOKATU KONTORA

Frank Heemann BNT HEEMANN KLAUBERG KRAUKLIS APB Indrė Jonaitytė LAW FIRM LAWIN Agne Jonaitytė LAW FIRM SORAINEN

Yancy Seeboe NATIONAL CUSTOM BROKERS ASSOCIATION OF LIBERIA

Povilas Junevičius LAW FIRM LAWIN

Benjamin M. Togbah COOPER & TOGBAH LAW OFFICE

Romualdas Kasperavičius

Jerome Verdier VERDIER AND ASSOCIATES

Davide Visin PWC LUXEMBOURG

Jurate Misionyte TARK GRUNTE SUTKIENE

Dovilė Burgienė LAW FIRM LAWIN

Mary Kwarteng PWC GHANA

Bloh Sayeh CENTER FOR NATIONAL DOCUMENTS & RECORDS (NATIONAL ARCHIVES)

Alessandro Sorcinelli LINKLATERS

Zivko Ackoski NOTARY OFFICE ACKOSKI

Ieva Dosinaite RAIDLA LEJINS & NORCOUS

Sylvester Rennie COOPER & TOGBAH LAW OFFICE

Elodie Simonian OPF PARTNERS

Olivier Buscheman PWC LUXEMBOURG

Samuel T. K. Kortimai COOPER & TOGBAH LAW OFFICE

Sylvanus O’Connor AEP CONSULTANTS INC.

Lara Aherne BONN SCHMITT STEICHEN, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Alex Schmitt BONN SCHMITT STEICHEN, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Jonas Kiauleikis ATTORNEYS AT LAW BORENIUS

Andrius Pilkauskas ATTORNEYS AT LAW BORENIUS Diana Puodziunaite AMERINDE CONSOLIDATED, INC. Amanda Revalde GENCS VALTERS LAW FIRM Marius Rindinas LAW FIRM ZABIELA, ZABIELAITE & PARTNERS Rimantas Simaitis RAIDLA LEJINS & NORCOUS Egle Sliogeryte AMERINDE CONSOLIDATED, INC. Julija Solovjova PWC LITHUANIA Alius Stamkauskas UAB ELMONTA Jonas Stamkauskas UAB ELMONTA Marius Stračkaitis LITHUANIAN NOTARY CHAMBER Mindaugas Vaiciunas ATTORNEYS AT LAW BORENIUS Vilija Vaitkutė Pavan LAW FIRM LAWIN Adrijus Vegys BANK OF LITHUANIA Darius Zabiela LAW FIRM ZABIELA, ZABIELAITE & PARTNERS

Annie Elfassi LOYENS & LOEFF Martine Gerber Lemaire OPF PARTNERS Anabela Fernandes Gonçalves PWC LUXEMBOURG Alain Grosjean BONN SCHMITT STEICHEN, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Véronique Hoffeld LOYENS & LOEFF Anthony Husianycia PWC LUXEMBOURG Renata Jokubauskaite BONN SCHMITT STEICHEN, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Pierre-Alexandre Lechantre LINKLATERS Michaël Lockman PWC LUXEMBOURG Tom Loesch LINKLATERS Slke Metzdorf KUEHNE + NAGEL KN LUXEMBOURG Séverine Moca PWC LUXEMBOURG Charles Monnier LINKLATERS Peter Moons LOYENS & LOEFF Anne Murrath PWC LUXEMBOURG Laurent Paquet PWC LUXEMBOURG Simon Paul LOYENS & LOEFF Françoise Pfeiffer SPEECHLY BIRCHAM PFEIFFER & PARTNERS

Nada Andonovska IKRP ROKAS & PARTNERS Zoran Andonovski POLENAK LAW FIRM Natasha Andreeva NATIONAL BANK OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA Zlatko Antevski LAWYERS ANTEVSKI Rubin Atanasoski TIMELPROJECT ENGINEERING Dragan Blažev TIMELPROJECT ENGINEERING Jela Boskovic IKRP ROKAS & PARTNERS Biljana Briskoska-Boskovski MINISTRY OF JUSTICE, REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA Biljana Čakmakova CAKMAKOVA ADVOCATES Tanja Cenova-Mitrovska AGENCY FOR REAL ESTATE CADASTRE Ema Cubrinovska ENERGO DIZAJN Aleksandar Dimić POLENAK LAW FIRM Josip Dimitrovski LIKVIDAT DOOEL – BITOLA Elena Dimova CAKMAKOVA ADVOCATES Dragi Dimovski TP DRAGI ALEKSANDAR DIMOVSKI Jakup Fetai AGENCY FOR REAL ESTATE CADASTRE Vesna Gavriloska CAKMAKOVA ADVOCATES Ljupco Georgievski AGENCY FOR REAL ESTATE CADASTRE Radica Lazareska Gerovska MINISTRY OF JUSTICE, REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA Marijana Gjoreska CENTRAL REGISTRY OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Goce Gruevski AGENCY FOR REAL ESTATE CADASTRE

Kristijan Polenak POLENAK LAW FIRM

Verica Hadzi Vasileva-Markovska AAG - ANALYSIS AND ADVISORY GROUP

Tatjana Popovski Buloski POLENAK LAW FIRM

Ana Hadzieva POLENAK LAW FIRM

Zorica Pulejkova REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA NOTARY PUBLIC

Slobodan Hristovski POLENAK LAW FIRM

Gligor Ralev AGENCY FOR REAL ESTATE CADASTRE

Biljana Ickovska LAW OFFICE NIKOLOVSKI & ASSOCIATES

Viktor Ristovski CAKMAKOVA ADVOCATES

Aleksandar Ickovski

Ljubica Ruben MENS LEGIS LAW FIRM

Marjan Ivanov EURO CONSULT Nena Ivanovska JUDICIAL REFORM IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT Dragan Ivanovski CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION Maja Jakimovska CAKMAKOVA ADVOCATES Ilija Janoski CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION Dragana Jasevic LAW OFFICE NIKOLOVSKI & ASSOCIATES Biljana Joanidis LAW & PATENT OFFICE JOANIDIS Svetlana Jovanoska REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA, MUNICIPALITY OF GAZI BABA - SKOPJE Aneta Jovanoska Trajanovska LAWYERS ANTEVSKI Aleksandar Kcev POLENAK LAW FIRM Dejan Knezović LAW OFFICE KNEZOVIC & ASSOCIATES Sead Kocan MACEDONIAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE Vancho Kostadinovski CENTRAL REGISTRY OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA Lidija Krstevska AGENCY FOR REAL ESTATE CADASTRE Dragan Manailov SINTEK Irena Mitkovska LAWYERS ANTEVSKI Martin Monevski MONEVSKI LAW FIRM Valerjan Monevski MONEVSKI LAW FIRM Elena Mucheva NATIONAL BANK OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA Gorgi Naumovski CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION Svetlana Neceva LAW OFFICE PEPELJUGOSKI Ilija Nedelkoski CAKMAKOVA ADVOCATES Marina Nikoloska CAKMAKOVA ADVOCATES Marija Nikolova LAW OFFICE KNEZOVIC & ASSOCIATES Vesna Nikolovska LAW OFFICE NIKOLOVSKI & ASSOCIATES Goran Nikolovski LAW OFFICE NIKOLOVSKI & ASSOCIATES Zlatko Nikolovski NOTARY CHAMBER OF R. OF MACEDONIA Valentin Pepeljugoski LAW OFFICE PEPELJUGOSKI

Biljana Saraginova MONEVSKI LAW FIRM Natasa Simonovska IKRP ROKAS & PARTNERS Tatjana Siskovska POLENAK LAW FIRM Dejan Stojanoski LAW OFFICE PEPELJUGOSKI Aleksandar Stojanov AGENCY FOR REAL ESTATE CADASTRE Ljupka Stojanovska LAW OFFICE NIKOLOVSKI & ASSOCIATES

Danielle Rakotomanana CABINET RAKOTOMANANA Tojo Rakotomamonjy ETUDE RAZANADRAKOTO RIJA Heritiana Rakotosalama LEGISLINK CONSULTING Mamisoa Rakotosalama LEGISLINK CONSULTING Lanto Tiana Ralison PWC MADAGASCAR Gérard Ramarijaona PRIME LEX Michel Ramboa MADAGASCAR LAW OFFICES Tsiry Ramiadanarivelo GROWIN’ MADAGASCAR Rivolalaina Randrianarisoa PWC MADAGASCAR William Randrianarivelo PWC MADAGASCAR Sahondra Rasoarisoa DELTA AUDIT DELOITTE Joseph Ratsimandresy PRIME LEX

Zika Stojanovski REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA, MUNICIPALITY OF ILINDEN

Mialy Ratsimba PWC MADAGASCAR

Suzana Stojkoska MARKOVSKA & ANDREVSKI

Théodore Raveloarison JARY - BUREAU D’ETUDES ARCHITECTURE INGENIERIE

Margareta Taseva CAKMAKOVA ADVOCATES Dragica Tasevska NATIONAL BANK OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA Zoja Andreeva Trajkovska NOTARY OFFICE TRAJKOVSKA Toni Trajkovski REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA, MUNICIPALITY OF GAZI BABA - SKOPJE Vladimir Vasilevski BETASPED DOO Metodija Velkov POLENAK LAW FIRM

Andriamisa Ravelomanana PWC MADAGASCAR Jean Marcel Razaﬁmahenina DELTA AUDIT DELOITTE Rija Nirina Razanadrakoto ETUDE RAZANADRAKOTO RIJA Rivolala Razanatsimba JIRO SY RANO MALAGASY (JIRAMA) Louis Sagot CABINET D’AVOCAT LOUIS SAGOT Ida Soamiliarimana MADAGASCAR CONSEIL INTERNATIONAL

Zlatko Veterovski CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION

MALAWI ERNST & YOUNG

MADAGASCAR

MANICA AFRICA PTY. LTD.

Rakotondrazaka Aina MADAGASCAR CONSEIL INTERNATIONAL

Binnie Banda ESCOM

Eric Robson Andriamihaja ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD OF MADAGASCAR

Kevin M. Carpenter PWC MALAWI

Tsiry Andriamisamanana MADAGASCAR CONSEIL INTERNATIONAL Josoa Lucien Andrianelinjaka BANQUE CENTRALE DE MADAGASCAR Andriamanalina Andrianjaka OFFICE NOTARIAL DE TAMATAVE Yves Duchateau SDV LOGISTICS Raphaël Jakoba MADAGASCAR CONSEIL INTERNATIONAL Hanna Keyserlingk CABINET HK JURIFISC. Pascaline R. Rasamoeliarisoa DELTA AUDIT DELOITTE Sahondra Rabenarivo MADAGASCAR LAW OFFICES Pierrette Rajaonarisoa SDV LOGISTICS

Sonja Peshevska LAW OFFICE PEPELJUGOSKI

Serge Lucien Rajoelina JIRO SY RANO MALAGASY (JIRAMA)

Nesa Petrusevska AGENCY FOR REAL ESTATE CADASTRE

Mamy Rakolonandria POLES INTEGRES DE CROISSANCE

Joseph Chavula SDV LOGISTICS W. Chigona MALAWI REVENUE AUTHORITY Brent Chikho CITY BUILDING CONTRACTORS Marshal Chilenga TF & PARTNERS Isaac Chimwala ESCOM Alan Chinula WILLIAM FAULKNER John Deans SDV LOGISTICS Wiseman Kabwazi ESCOM Gautoni D. Kainja KANJA AND ROBERTS LAW FIRM Chimwemwe Kalua GOLDEN & LAW Frank Edgar Kapanda HIGH COURT OF MALAWI Kalekeni Kaphale KALEKENI KAPHALE

Alfred Majamanda MBENDERA & NKHONO ASSOCIATES

Mohammed Rhiza Ghazi RHIZA & RICHARD

James Masumbu TEMBENU, MASUMBU & CO.

Hashim Hamzah FEDERAL COURT OF MALAYSIA

Joseph Malinga Moyo QUANT CONSULT ASSOCIATES

Mukhriz Hamzah MINISTRY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INDUSTRY

Misheck Msiska PWC MALAWI Arthur Alick Msowoya WILSON & MORGAN Charles Mvula DUMA ELECTRICS - CONTROL SYSTEMS AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT Benard Ndau SAVJANI & CO. Remmie Ng’omba WILSON & MORGAN Davis Njobvu SAVJANI & CO. Grant Nyirongo ELEMECH DESIGNS Dinker A. Raval WILSON & MORGAN Duncan Singano SAVJANI & CO.

MALAYSIA ERNST & YOUNG Nor Azimah Abdul Aziz COMPANIES COMMISSION OF MALAYSIA Abdul Karim Abdul Jalil MALAYSIA DEPARTMENT OF INSOLVENCY Sonia Abraham AZMAN, DAVIDSON & CO. Wilfred Abraham ZUL RAFIQUE & PARTNERS, ADVOCATE & SOLICITORS Sue Lyn Adeline Thor RUSSELL BEDFORD LC & COMPANY, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL Wee Ah Sah SELANGOR FREIGHT FORWARDERS AND LOGISTICS ASSOCIATION (SFFLA) Alwizah Al-Yaﬁi Ahmad Kamal ZAID IBRAHIM & CO. (ZICO) Dato’ Abdul Halim Ain DEPARTMENT OF DIRECTOR GENERAL OF LAND & MINES Dato’ Sh. Yahya bin Sh. Mohamed Almurisi MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE Azmi Ariffin COMPANIES COMMISSION OF MALAYSIA Mohd Azlan B. Mohd Radzi LAND & MINES OFFICE Anita Balakrishnan SHEARN DELAMORE & CO. Shamsuddin Bardan MALAYSIAN EMPLOYERS FEDERATION Datuk Arpah Binti Abdul Razak MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT MALAYSIA Hong Yun Chang TAY & PARTNERS Ar Teoh Chee Wui ARCHICENTRE SDN BHD Andrew Ean Vooi Chiew LEE HISHAMMUDDIN ALLEN & GELDHILL Meng Sim Chuah RUSSELL BEDFORD LC & COMPANY, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL Tze Keong Chung CTOS SDN BHD Nadesh Ganabaskaran ZUL RAFIQUE & PARTNERS, ADVOCATE & SOLICITORS

Betty Hasan MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE Dato’ Ir. Hamzah b. Hassan LEMBAGA PEMBANGUNAN INDUSTRI PEMBINAAN MALAYSIA Hj. Hasim Hj. Ismail LAND & MINES OFFICE Hung Hoong SHEARN DELAMORE & CO. Rohani Ismail MAGISTRATE COURT KUALA LUMPUR P Jayasingam ZUL RAFIQUE & PARTNERS, ADVOCATE & SOLICITORS Kumar Kanagasabai SKRINE, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Kumar Kanagasingam LEE HISHAMMUDDIN ALLEN & GELDHILL Kesavan Karuppiah MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE Azemi Kasim DEPARTMENT OF DIRECTOR GENERAL OF LAND & MINES Geeta Kaur SDV TRANSPORT Ng Swee Kee SHEARN DELAMORE & CO. Fong Keng Lun SHIPPING ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIA Chuan Keat Khoo PWC MALAYSIA Richard Kok RHIZA & RICHARD Christopher Lee CHRISTOPHER LEE & CO. Mai Yeen Leong PROFESSIONAL INNOVATORS SDN. BHD. Seok Hua Lim NORTH PORT (MALAYSIA) BHD San Peen Lim PWC MALAYSIA Koon Huan Lim SKRINE, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Kok Leong Loh RUSSELL BEDFORD LC & COMPANY, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL Caesar Loong RASLAN - LOONG Len Toong Low NORTH PORT (MALAYSIA) BHD Daniel Musa MD. Daud MINISTRY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INDUSTRY Sze Mei Choong PWC MALAYSIA Rokiah Mhd Noor COMPANIES COMMISSION OF MALAYSIA Zuhaidi Mohd Shahari AZMI & ASSOCIATES Marina Nathan COMPANIES COMMISSION OF MALAYSIA Nor Raﬁdz Nazri BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA Oy Moon Ng CTOS SDN BHD Shahri Omar NORTH PORT (MALAYSIA) BHD Allison Ong AZMAN, DAVIDSON & CO.

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Hock An Ong KPMG

Ahmed Murad MAZLAN & MURAD LAW ASSOCIATES

Benjamin Chutaro BANK OF MARSHALL ISLANDS

Sabariah Othman MAHKAMAH KUALA LUMPUR

Mazlan Rasheed MAZLAN & MURAD LAW ASSOCIATES

Ben Graham CONSULTANT

Zulkiﬂy Raﬁque ZUL RAFIQUE & PARTNERS, ADVOCATE & SOLICITORS

Ahmed Rasheed THE WIZ COMPANY

Jerry Kramer PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Aminath Rizna SHAH, HUSSAIN & CO. BARRISTERS & ATTORNEYS

James McCaffrey THE MCCAFFREY FIRM, LTD.

Aminah BT Abd. Rahman MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT MALAYSIA Sakaya Johns Rani PWC MALAYSIA Ashraf Rezal Abdul Manan MAGISTRATE COURT KUALA LUMPUR Sugumar Saminathan MALAYSIA PRODUCTIVITY CORPORATION Shaleni Sangaran SKRINE, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Tan Lai Seng MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT MALAYSIA Andy Seo FEDERATION OF MALAYSIAN MANUFACTURERS Hadiman Bin Simin MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT MALAYSIA Rishwant Singh ZUL RAFIQUE & PARTNERS, ADVOCATE & SOLICITORS Professor Dato Seri Dr Visu Sinnadurai LAWYER David Soong RASLAN - LOONG

Shuaib M. Shah SHAH, HUSSAIN & CO. BARRISTERS & ATTORNEYS

MALI

Bori Ysawa ROBERT REIMERS ENTERPRISES, INC.

Abdel Fettah Ould Sidi Mohamed SOCIÉTÉ MAURITANIENNE D’ELECTRICITÉ (SOMELEC)

MAURITANIA

Salah COMMISSAIRE AUX COMPTES

Diaby Aboubakar BCEAO Oumar Bane JURIFIS CONSULT

Mohamed Salem Abdy LAWYER

Amadou Camara SCP CAMARA TRAORÉ

Sid’Ahmed Abeidna SOGECO MAURITANIA

Céline Camara Sib ETUDE ME CELINE CAMARA SIB

Esteit Mohamedou Amane ETUDES RECHERCHES ET MAINTENANCE

Boubacar Coulibaly MATRANS MALI SARL

Tidiane Bal BSD & ASSOCIÉS

Sekou Dembele ETUDE MAÎTRE SEKOU DEMBELE

Ibrahim Camara

Yacouba Diarra MATRANS MALI SARL Mohamed Abdoulaye Diop SDV LOGISTICS

Hock Chai Toh BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA

Abdoul Karim Kone CABINET BERTHE AVOCATS ASSOCIÉS

Heng Choon Wan PWC MALAYSIA

Amadou Maiga MAIRIE DU MALI

Keat Ching Wong ZUL RAFIQUE & PARTNERS, ADVOCATE & SOLICITORS

Maiga Mamadou AGENCE NATIONALE D’ASSISTANCE MEDICALE

Jatindra Bhattray PWC MALDIVES Asma Chan-Rahim SHAH, HUSSAIN & CO. BARRISTERS & ATTORNEYS Mohamed Fizan SHAH, HUSSAIN & CO. BARRISTERS & ATTORNEYS

Gaoussou Haîdara ETUDE GAOUSSOU HAIDARA

Adeline Messou PWC CÔTE D’IVOIRE Bérenger Y. Meuke JURIFIS CONSULT Keita Zeïnabou Sacko API MALI Ousmane Samba Mamadou BCEAO Alassane T. Sangaré NOTARY Djibril Semega CABINET SEAG CONSEIL Mamadou Moustapha Sow CABINET SOW & ASSOCIÉS Perignama Sylla ARCHITECT DE/AU

Mohamed Hameed ANTRAC PVT. LTD.

Dominique Taty PWC CÔTE D’IVOIRE

Dheena Hussain SHAH, HUSSAIN & CO. BARRISTERS & ATTORNEYS

Mahamadou Traore

Laila Manik SHAH, HUSSAIN & CO. BARRISTERS & ATTORNEYS Ibrahim Nasir Mohamed LYNX CHAMBERS-NASIR LAW OFFICE ADVOCATES Ahmed Mohamed Jameel RAAJJE CHAMBERS

Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou GENISERVICES

Bori Ysawa MAJURO MARINE

Kouma Fatoumata Fofana ETUDE KOUMA FOFANA

MALDIVES ERNST & YOUNG

Abdallahi Ould Gah CABINET D’AVOCAT GAH

Hussain Siraj

Kenneth Tiong THE ASSOCIATED CHINESE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY OF MALAYSIA (ACCCIM)

Norhazizah Yusoff BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA

Brahim Ould Ebetty LAWYER

Scott H. Stege LAW OFFICES OF SCOTT STEGE

Djénéba Diop Sidibe SCP D’AVOCAT DIOP-DIALLO

Clifford Eng Hong Yap PWC MALAYSIA

Dennis Reeder RMI RECEIVERSHIPS

Brahim Ould Daddah CABINET DADDAH CONSEILS

Mizna Shareef SHAH, HUSSAIN & CO. BARRISTERS & ATTORNEYS

Muhendaran Suppiah MUHENDARAN SRI

Wei Kwang Woo WONG & PARTNERS

Steve Philip CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Ahmed Ould Cheikh Sidya PRIVATE PRACTICE AHMED OULD CHEIKH SIDYA

Alassane Traoré ICON SARL Fousséni Traoré PWC CÔTE D’IVOIRE

Mohamed Cheikh Abdallahi A.F.A.C.OR SARL Maroufa Diabira LAWYER Youssoupha Diallo BSD & ASSOCIÉS Fatoumata Diarra BSD & ASSOCIÉS Maouloud Vall El Hady Seyid ETUDE HADY MAOULOUDVALL Hamoud Ismail SMPN Cheikany Jules CHEIKHANY JULES LAW OFFICE Mohamed Lemine Salem Ould Béchir EXACO Abdou M’Bodj COMMUNAUTÉ URBAINE DE NOUAKCHOTT Fatimetou Mint Abdel Malick COMMUNE DE TEVRAGH-ZEINA Abdallahi Ould Abdel Vettah DIRECTION DES DOMAINES Bekaye Ould Abdelkader MINISTÈRE DE LA FONCTION PUBLIQUE, DU TRAVAIL ET DE LA MODERNISATION DE L’ADMINISTRATION Mine Ould Abdoullah PRIVATE PRACTICE Abdellah Ould Ahmed Baba ATELIER ARCHITECTURE ET DESIGN Ishagh Ould Ahmed Miské CABINET ISHAGH MISKE Mustafa Ould Bilal TRIBUNAL DE COMMERCE DE NOUAKCHOTT Moustapha Ould Bilal TRIBUNAL DU COMMERCE Mohamed Ould Bouddida ETUDE MAÎTRE MOHAMED OULD BOUDDIDA

Moulaye El Ghali Ould Moulaye Ely AVOCAT Ahmed Ould Radhi BANQUE CENTRALE DE MAURITANIE

Marc Hein JURISTCONSULT CHAMBERS Nitish Hurnaum GEROUDIS GLOVER GHURBURRUN Anthony Leung Shing PWC MAURITIUS Stephen John Mendes CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT Ramdas Mootanah ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN LTD. R. Mungly-Gulbul SUPREME COURT Loganayagan Munian ARTISCO INTERNATIONAL Suddul Oudesh KROSS BORDER TRUST SERVICES LTD., MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL

Aly Ould Salihi TRANSIT LOGISTIQUES TRANSPORT

Marie Cristelle Joanna Parsooramen BANYMANDHUB BOOLELL CHAMBERS

Aliou Sall ASSURIM CONSULTING

Siv Potayya WORTELS LEXUS

Cheikh Sall ETUDE HADY MAOULOUDVALL

Iqbal Rajahbalee BLC CHAMBERS

Ndeye Khar Sarr BSD & ASSOCIÉS

Vivekanand Ramburun MAURITIUS REVENUE AUTHORITY

Abdellahi Seyidi Becaye Toure BSD & ASSOCIÉS

Hurday Reshma KROSS BORDER TRUST SERVICES LTD., MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL

Khalidou Traoré COMMUNAUTÉ URBAINE DE NOUAKCHOTT

André Robert ATTORNEY-AT-LAW

MAURITIUS

Gilbert Seeyave BDO DE CHAZAL DU MEE

Ryan Allas PWC MAURITIUS Mohamed Iqbal Belath BANK OF MAURITIUS Jean-François Boisvenu BLC CHAMBERS André Bonieux PWC MAURITIUS Urmila Boolell BANYMANDHUB BOOLELL CHAMBERS Nicolas Carcasse DAGON INGENIEUR CONSEIL LTÉE D.P. Chinien REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES AND BUSINESSES, OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES

Gaetan Siew L&S ARCHITECTS Deviantee Sobarun MINISTRY OF FINANCE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Rajendra Sokoon KROSS BORDER TRUST SERVICES LTD., MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL Chitra Soobagrah GEROUDIS GLOVER GHURBURRUN Shamina Toofanee PWC MAURITIUS Natasha Towokul-Jiagoo JURISTCONSULT CHAMBERS

Vincent Chong Leung JURISTCONSULT CHAMBERS

MEXICO

Sandy Chuong GEROUDIS GLOVER GHURBURRUN

Ruben Almaraz LOPEZ VELARDE, HEFTYE Y SORIA

Chandansingh Chutoori DAGON INGENIEUR CONSEIL LTÉE

Jesus Alvarado Nieto BAKER & MCKENZIE

Roland Constantin ETUDE CONSTANTIN

Salvador Alverdi Carmona CAAAREM

Bert C. Cunningham CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT

Carlos Angulo BAKER & MCKENZIE

Kalyanee Dayal BANYMANDHUB BOOLELL CHAMBERS

Francisco Samuel Arias González NOTARY PUBLIC 28

Catherine de Rosnay LEGIS & PARTNERS

José Angel Becerril González GOODRICH, RIQUELME Y ASOCIADOS

Shalinee Dreepaul-Halkhoree JURISTCONSULT CHAMBERS

Gilberto Calderon GALAZ, YAMAZAKI, RUIZ URQUIZA, S.C., MEMBER OF DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU LIMITED

Robert Ferrat LEGIS & PARTNERS

Ahmed Salem Ould Bouhoubeyni CABINET BOUHOUBEYNI

Gavin Glover GEROUDIS GLOVER GHURBURRUN

Emmanuel Yehouessi BCEAO

Salimou Ould Bouhoubeyni

MARSHALL ISLANDS

Abdellahi Ould Charrouck ATELIER ARCHITECTURE ET DESIGN

J. Gilbert Gnany THE MAURITIUS COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED

Kenneth Barden ATTORNEY-AT-LAW

Arvin Halkhoree CITILAW

Darmalingum Goorriah ETUDE ME DARMALINGUM GOORRIAH

Carlos Cano PWC MEXICO Josué Cantú Flores SOLUCIONES INTEGRALES EN INFRAESTRUCTURA VERDE María Casas López BAKER & MCKENZIE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Tania Castellanos PWC MEXICO

Juan Huitron SÁNCHEZ DEVANNY ESEVERRI, S.C.

David Puente-Tostado SÁNCHEZ DEVANNY ESEVERRI, S.C.

Ronald Pangelinan A&P ENTERPRISES, INC.

Carolina Parcalab ACI PARTNERS LAW OFFICE

Hector Castro PWC MEXICO

Agustin Humann SÁNCHEZ DEVANNY ESEVERRI, S.C

Monica Ramos JÁUREGUI, NAVARRETE Y NADER, S.C.

Vladimir Plehov MARITIMTRANS

Hermilo Ceja COMISIÓN FEDERAL DE ELECTRICIDAD

Mauricio Hurtado PWC MEXICO

Eduardo Reyes Díaz-Leal BUFETE INTERNACIONAL

Bendura Rodriquez FOREIGN INVESTMENT BOARD, POHNPEI STATE GOVERNMENT

Alvaro Cepeda Eguibar BAKER & MCKENZIE

Jose Ricardo Ibarra Cordova SÁNCHEZ DEVANNY ESEVERRI, S.C.

Héctor Reyes Freaner BAKER & MCKENZIE

Jesus Chan PWC MEXICO

Jorge Jimenez LOPEZ VELARDE, HEFTYE Y SORIA

Claudia Ríos PWC MEXICO

Carlos Chávez GALICIA Y ROBLES, S.C. Rodrigo Conesa RITCH MUELLER, S.C. Fabio Corominas de la Pera BAKER & MCKENZIE Eduardo Corzo Ramos HOLLAND & KNIGHT-GALLÁSTEGUI Y LOZANO, S.C. Jose Covarrubias-Azuela SOLORZANO, CARVAJAL, GONZALEZ Y PEREZ-CORREA, S.C. Cecilia Curiel SÁNCHEZ DEVANNY ESEVERRI, S.C. Oscar de La Vega BASHAM, RINGE Y CORREA, MEMBER OF IUS LABORIS Franco del Valle Prado MIRANDA & ESTAVILLO, S.C. Felipe Dominguez P. MOORE STEPHENS OROZCO MEDINA, S.C. Mariana Eguiarte Morett SÁNCHEZ DEVANNY ESEVERRI, S.C. Dolores Enriquez PWC MEXICO Luis Miguel Esparza PWC MEXICO Miguel Espitia BUFETE INTERNACIONAL Roberto Fagoaga SÁNCHEZ DEVANNY ESEVERRI, S.C Pedro Flores Carillo MOORE STEPHENS OROZCO MEDINA, S.C. Julio Flores Luna GOODRICH, RIQUELME Y ASOCIADOS Manuel Galicia GALICIA Y ROBLES, S.C. Mauricio Gamboa TRANSUNION DE MEXICO SA SIC Joaquín A. García Hugues COMAD, S.C. Jose Garcia GALAZ, YAMAZAKI, RUIZ URQUIZA, S.C., MEMBER OF DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU LIMITED Hans Goebel JÁUREGUI, NAVARRETE Y NADER, S.C. Daniel Gómez Alba CAAAREM Teresa de Lourdes Gómez Neri GOODRICH, RIQUELME Y ASOCIADOS Paloma Gomez Perez de Zabalza SÁNCHEZ DEVANNY ESEVERRI, S.C Patricia Gonzalez PWC MEXICO Eugenia González Rivas GOODRICH, RIQUELME Y ASOCIADOS Luis Enrique Graham CHADBOURNE & PARKE LLP Mario Alberto Gutiérrez PWC MEXICO Yves Hayaux-du-Tilly JÁUREGUI, NAVARRETE Y NADER, S.C. Roberto Hernandez Garcia COMAD, S.C.

Jorge Jiménez RUSSELL BEDFORD MEXICO, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL Diana Juárez Martínez BAKER & MCKENZIE Alejandro Ledesma PWC MEXICO Ricardo León-Santacruz SÁNCHEZ DEVANNY ESEVERRI, S.C. Daniel Maldonado SÁNCHEZ DEVANNY ESEVERRI, S.C Gabriel Manrique RUSSELL BEDFORD MEXICO, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL Gabriel Manriquez CAAAREM Lucia Manzo GALICIA Y ROBLES, S.C. Esteban Maqueo Barnetche MAQUEO ABOGADOS, S.C. José Antonio Marquez González NOTARY PUBLIC 28 Carlos Manuel Martinez PWC MEXICO Edgar Francisco Martínez Herrasti GOODRICH, RIQUELME Y ASOCIADOS Bernardo Martínez Negrete GALICIA Y ROBLES, S.C. Carla E. Mendoza Pérez BAKER & MCKENZIE Carlos E. Montemayor PWC MEXICO Guillermo Moran GALAZ, YAMAZAKI, RUIZ URQUIZA, S.C., MEMBER OF DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU LIMITED

Fernando Rivadeneyra Rivadeneyra, Trevino & De Campo, S.C. José Rodríguez Pérez CAAAREM Cecilia Rojas GALICIA Y ROBLES, S.C. Raúl Sahagun BUFETE INTERNACIONAL Adrián Salgado Morante COMAD, S. C. Ana Cristina Sanchez ELECTRICITY REGULATOR MEXICO Jorge Sanchez GOODRICH, RIQUELME Y ASOCIADOS Lucero Sánchez de la Concha BAKER & MCKENZIE Cristina Sanchez Vebber SÁNCHEZ DEVANNY ESEVERRI, S.C Cristina Sánchez-Urtiz MIRANDA & ESTAVILLO, S.C. Francisco Santoyo COMISIÓN FEDERAL DE ELECTRICIDAD Monica Schiaffino Pérez BASHAM, RINGE Y CORREA, MEMBER OF IUS LABORIS Ernesto Silvas SÁNCHEZ DEVANNY ESEVERRI, S.C. Pietro Straulino-Rodriguez SÁNCHEZ DEVANNY ESEVERRI, S.C Yazbek Taja Rivadeneyra, Trevino & De Campo, S.C. Juan Francisco Torres Landa Ruffo BARRERA, SIQUEIROS Y TORRES LANDA, SC

Salomon Saimon MICRONESIAN LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Joe Vitt POHNPEI TRANSFER & STORAGE, INC. Larry Wentworth

MOLDOVA ICS RED UNION FNOSA S.A.

Olga Saveliev TURCAN CAZAC Alexandru Savva BUSINESS RESEARCH COMPANY Foca Silviu BIROUL DE CREDIT - MOLDOVA Viorel Sirghi BSMB LEGAL COUNSELLORS Adrian Soroceanu ACI PARTNERS LAW OFFICE

Brian Arnold PWC MOLDOVA

Eugenia Stancu DAI

Eduard Boian INTREPRINDEREA CU CAPITAL STRAIN PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LEGAL SRL

Tatiana Stefanet GLADEI & PARTNERS

Vitsaliy Nikolaevich Bulgak SELF EMPLOYED Victor Burac VICTOR BURAC LAW FIRM Octavian Cazac TURCAN CAZAC Svetlana Ceban PWC MOLDOVA Vitalie Ciofu GLADEI & PARTNERS Bogdan Ciubotaru TURCAN CAZAC Anastasia Dereveanchina PWC MOLDOVA Georgiana Descultu PWC ROMANIA Igor Domente ENERGONADZOR MOLDOVA Sergiu Dumitrasco PWC MOLDOVA Serghei Filatov ACI PARTNERS LAW OFFICE Iulia Furtuna TURCAN CAZAC Roger Gladei GLADEI & PARTNERS

Mariana Stratan TURCAN CAZAC Elena Talmazan SC “CONTABIL PRINCIPAL” SRL Alexander Tuceac TURCAN CAZAC Irina Verhovetchi ACI PARTNERS LAW OFFICE

MONGOLIA ULAANBAATAR ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION NETWORK COMPANY Telenged Baast MONLOGISTICS WORLDWIDE LLC Badarch Bayarmaa LYNCH & MAHONEY Richard Bregonje PWC KAZAKHSTAN David C. Buxbaum ANDERSON & ANDERSON Baljinnyam Buyantogos ANDERSON & ANDERSON Batbayar Byambaa GTS ADVOCATES LLC Khatanbat Dashdarjaa ARLEX CONSULTING SERVICES Zoljargal Dashnyam GTS ADVOCATES LLC

Jorge Narváez Hasfura BAKER & MCKENZIE

Maribel Trigo Aja GOODRICH, RIQUELME Y ASOCIADOS

Ion Gonta STRENGTHEN POLICY MANAGEMENT CAPACITY PROJECT IN MOLDOVA

Marco Nava PWC MEXICO

Alfredo Valdés RITCH MUELLER, S.C.

Oxana Guţu ECORYS IN UK

Emma Enkhriimaa TUUSHIN COMPANY LTD.

Mario Neave GALAZ, YAMAZAKI, RUIZ URQUIZA, S.C., MEMBER OF DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU LIMITED

Jose Villa Ramirez COMAD, S.C.

Andrian Guzun SCHOENHERR

Battsetseg Ganbold ANDERSON & ANDERSON

Miguel Villalobos GALAZ, YAMAZAKI, RUIZ URQUIZA, S.C., MEMBER OF DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU LIMITED

Vladimir Iurkovski SCHOENHERR

Tuvshin Javkhlant GTS ADVOCATES LLC

Roman Ivanov VERNON DAVID & ASSOCIATES

D. Kang TSETS

Fedor Kistol OFERT-CONSTRUCT S.R.L.

Damdinsuren Khand TSETS

Vera Malancea PWC MOLDOVA

Unurbayar Khurelbaatar TUUSHIN COMPANY LTD.

Georgeta Mincu IOM

Daniel Mahoney LYNCH & MAHONEY

Marin Moraru INTREPRINDEREA CU CAPITAL STRAIN PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LEGAL SRL

Sebastian Merriman PWC MONGOLIA

Omar Nieto PWC MEXICO Martin Pavon-Perez BAKER & MCKENZIE Arturo Pedromo GALICIA Y ROBLES, S.C. Arturo Perdomo GALICIA Y ROBLES, S.C. Teresa Pérez RUSSELL BEDFORD MEXICO, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL Eduardo Perez Armienta MOORE STEPHENS OROZCO MEDINA, S.C. Gabriela Pérez Castro Ponce de León MIRANDA & ESTAVILLO, S.C. Fernando Perez-Correa SOLORZANO, CARVAJAL, GONZALEZ Y PEREZ-CORREA, S.C. Guillermo Piecarchic PMC ASOCIADOS Gerardo Prado-Hernandez SÁNCHEZ DEVANNY ESEVERRI, S.C.

Claudio Villavicencio GALAZ, YAMAZAKI, RUIZ URQUIZA, S.C., MEMBER OF DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU LIMITED Humberto Zapien GALAZ, YAMAZAKI, RUIZ URQUIZA, S.C., MEMBER OF DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU LIMITED

MICRONESIA, FED. STS. FSM SUPREME COURT Kenneth Barden ATTORNEY-AT-LAW

Alexandru Munteanu INTREPRINDEREA CU CAPITAL STRAIN PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LEGAL SRL

Wayne Bricknell E - CAD PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Alexandr Muravschi DARTAX CONSULTING SRL

Lam Dang CONGRESS OF THE FSM

Igor Odobescu ACI PARTNERS LAW OFFICE

Stephen V. Finnen STEPHEN FINNEN’S LAW CORPORATION

Aelita Orhei GLADEI & PARTNERS

Kevin Palep OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OF CORPORATIONS

Ilona Panurco INTREPRINDEREA CU CAPITAL STRAIN PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LEGAL SRL

Enkhgerel Deleg ANDERSON & ANDERSON

Bayartsetseg Nergui CHONO CORPORATION Davaadorj Nomingerel ANDERSON & ANDERSON Maralgua Sharkhuu TSETS Baatarsuren Sukhbaatar THE BANK OF MONGOLIA Andrew Weber ANDERSON & ANDERSON L. Zolbayar TSETS

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Ivan Radulović MINISTRY OF FINANCE

Mohamed Benkirane ESPACE TRANSIT

Adil Said Lamtiri AVOCAT AU BARREAU

MONTENEGRO

Vesna Radunović R&P AUDITING

Myriam Emmanuelle Bennani AMIN HAJJI & ASSOCIÉS ASSOCIATION D’AVOCATS

Beatrice Larregle EXPERIAN

Bojana Andrić ČELEBIĆ Veselin Anđušić ČELEBIĆ Bojana Bjelicic PWC SERBIA Vasilije Bošković LAW FIRM BOŠKOVIĆ Bojana Bošković MINISTRY OF FINANCE Sebek Branislav MONTINSPEKT D.O.O Marija Crnogorac KN KARANOVIĆ & NIKOLIĆ Savo Djurovic ADRIATIC MARINAS DOO Vuk Drašković BOJOVIĆ DAŠIĆ KOJOVIĆ Danilo Gvozdenović MINISTRY OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM Ana Ivanović MINISTRY OF FINANCE Milorad Janjević LAW OFFICE VUJAČIĆ Maja Jokanović MINISTRY OF ECONOMY Nada Jovanović CENTRAL BANK OF MONTENEGRO Srđan Kalezić TAX AUTHORITY MONTENEGRO Darko Konjević CEED

Slađana Raičković FINANCEPLUS Dragan Rakočević COMMERCIAL COURT OF PODGORICA Savo Robović KVATRO PROJEKT Danijela Saban ČELEBIĆ Tijana Saveljic PRELEVIĆ LAW FIRM Slaven Šćepanović LEGAL CONSULTANT Nino Scepovic ZETATRANS Lidija Šećković TAX AUTHORITY MONTENEGRO Slavko Simović GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO REAL ESTATE ADMINISTRATION

Saad Beygrine CABINET DE NOTAIRE ALAMI Rachid Boubakry AUDIT CONCEPT Khalid Boumichi TECNOMAR Johan Bruneau CMS BUREAU FRANCIS LEFEBVRE Richard Cantin JURISTRUCTURES - PROJECT MANAGEMENT & LEGAL ADVISORY SERVICES LLP Mahat Chraibi PWC ADVISORY MAROC Sylvain Da Fonseca PWC ADVISORY MAROC Merieme Diouri ETUDE DE NOTARIAT MODERNE Michael Duhamel COMANAV

Miloš Stojanović ZETAGRADNJA

Sarah El Couhen ETUDE DE NOTARIAT MODERNE

Velimir Strugar EPCG AD NIKŠIĆ

Youssef El Falah ABA RULE OF LAW INITIATIVE-MOROCCO

Brane Tešović PRIMASOFT D.O.O

Mohssin El Makoudi DAR ALKHIBRA

Ana Vojvodic LAW OFFICE VUJAČIĆ

Hamid Elafdil CENTRE RÉGIONALE D’INVESTISSEMENT

Saša Vujačić LAW OFFICE VUJAČIĆ

Driss Ettaki ADMINISTRATION DES DOUANES ET IMPOTS INDIRECTS

Jelena Vujisić LAW OFFICE VUJAČIĆ

Nadia Fajr

Ana Krsmanović

Lana Vukmirovic-Misic HARRISONS SOLICITORS

Adil Fasshii LYDEC

Sefko Kurpejović MINISTRY OF FINANCE

Radovan Vulićević ADVOKATSKA KANCELARIJA

Youssef Fassi Fihri FYBA LAWYERS

Krzysztof Lipka PWC SERBIA

MOROCCO AGENCE URBAINE DE CASABLANCA

Mustapha Fekkar AGENCE NATIONALE DE LA CONSERVATION FONCIÈRE DU CADASTRE ET DE LA CARTOGRAPHIE (ANCFCC)

Mirjana Ljumović GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO REAL ESTATE ADMINISTRATION Velizar Luković VELMI-YUVEL Nikola Martinović ADVOKATSKA KANCELARIJA Angelina Mijušković URAL MONT Jelena Miljkovic PWC SERBIA Mirjana Nikcevic LAW OFFICE VUJAČIĆ Nebojša Nikitović PROINSPECT++ Goran Nikolić MINISTRY OF ECONOMY Milorad Peković FINANCEPLUS Nikola Perović PLANTAŽE Dragana Radević CEED Ana Radivojević PWC SERBIA Radmila Radoičić LAW OFFICE VUJAČIĆ Miladin Radošević LAW FIRM RADOŠEVIĆ Slobodan Radovic BAST D.O.O Slobodan Radović FINANCEPLUS

BANK AL-MAGHRIB DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE DES IMPÔTS ERNST & YOUNG Benali Abdelmajid EXPERIAN Sidimohamed Abouchikhi EXPERIAN

Nasser Filali ZIMAG Fatima Zahrae Gouttaya ETUDE DE NOTARIAT MODERNE Karima Hadrya CAISSE NATIONALE DE SÉCURITÉ SOCIALE

Samir Agoumi DAR ALKHIBRA

Amin Hajji AMIN HAJJI & ASSOCIÉS ASSOCIATION D’AVOCATS

Hanane Ait Addi BASSAMAT & ASSOCIÉE

Zohra Hasnaoui HASNAOUI LAW FIRM

Lamya Alami CABINET DE NOTAIRE ALAMI Meredith Allen-Belghiti KETTANI LAW FIRM Karim Amroune PWC ADVISORY MAROC Younes Anibar CABINET YOUNES ANIBAR Redouane Assakhen CENTRE RÉGIONALE D’INVESTISSEMENT Adnane Bahija DAR ALKHIBRA Fassi-Fihri Bassamat BASSAMAT & ASSOCIÉE Linda Oumama Benali CABINET NOTAIRE Azel-arab Benjelloun AGENCE D’ARCHITECTURE D’URBANISME ET DE DECORATION Mohamed Benkhalid CAISSE NATIONALE DE SÉCURITÉ SOCIALE

Ahmad Hussein TALAL ABU GHAZALEH LEGAL (TAG-LEGAL) Bahya Ibn Khaldoun UNIVERSITÉ MOHAMED V

Wilfried Le Bihan CMS BUREAU FRANCIS LEFEBVRE

Amine Mahfoud AMINE MAHFOUD NOTAIRE

Gimina Luís Mahumana SAL & CALDEIRA ADVOGADOS, LDA.

Abdelkhalek Merzouki ADMINISTRATION DES DOUANES ET IMPOTS INDIRECTS

Vítor Marques da Cruz FCB&A IN ASSOCIATION WITH LAW & MARK, ADVOGADOS E CONSULTORES LAW & MARK, LDA

Abdelaziz Messaoudi MINISTÈRE DE L’ÉCONOMIE ET DES FINANCES Mahboub Mohamed ETUDE DE ME MAHBOUB Alaoui Ismaili Mohammed ADATRA Anthony Mopty YASSIR KHALIL STUDIO Said Mouhcine IMPACT ARCHITECTURE, MOROCCO Tayeb Mohamed Omar AVOCAT AU BARREAU DE CASABLANCA Hicham Oughza DAR ALKHIBRA Nesrine Roudane NERO BOUTIQUE LAW FIRM Mehdi Salmouni-Zerhouni SALMOUNI-ZERHOUNI LAW FIRM Ghalia Sebti AIT MANOS Houcine Sefrioui ETUDE DE NOTARIAT MODERNE Marc Veuillot CMS BUREAU FRANCIS LEFEBVRE

MOZAMBIQUE Carolina Balate PWC MOZAMBIQUE José Manuel Caldeira SAL & CALDEIRA ADVOGADOS, LDA. Eduardo Calú SAL & CALDEIRA ADVOGADOS, LDA. Liliana Chacon FURTADO, BHIKHA, LOFORTE, POPAT & ASSOCIADOS ADVOGADOS Jonas Chitsumba ELECTRICIDADE DE MOÇAMBIQUE E.P. Pedro Couto H. GAMITO, COUTO, GONÇALVES PEREIRA E CASTELO BRANCO & ASSOCIADOS Avelar Da Silva INTERTEK INTERNATIONAL LTD. Thera Dai FURTADO, BHIKHA, LOFORTE, POPAT & ASSOCIADOS ADVOGADOS

Naoual Jellouli MINISTÈRE DE L’ÉCONOMIE ET DES FINANCES

Carlos de Sousa e Brito CARLOS DE SOUSA E BRITO & ASSOCIADOS

Mehdi Kettani KETTANI & ASSOCIÉS

Fulgêncio Dimande MANICA FREIGHT SERVICES S.A.R.L

Rita Kettani KETTANI & ASSOCIÉS

Rita Donato H. GAMITO, COUTO, GONÇALVES PEREIRA E CASTELO BRANCO & ASSOCIADOS

Nabyl Lakhdar ADMINISTRATION DES DOUANES ET IMPOTS INDIRECTS

Annette Landman PWC SOUTH AFRICA Rui Loforte FURTADO, BHIKHA, LOFORTE, POPAT & ASSOCIADOS ADVOGADOS

Alberto de Deus FURTADO, BHIKHA, LOFORTE, POPAT & ASSOCIADOS ADVOGADOS

Abdelmajid Khachai BAKER & MCKENZIE

Ássma Omar Nordine Jeque SAL & CALDEIRA ADVOGADOS, LDA.

Anis Mahfoud ABOUAKIL, BENJELLOUN & MAHFOUD AVOCATS - AB AVOCATS & ASSOCIES

Ghiyta Iraqi AUGUST & DEBOUZY AVOCATS

Nadia Kettani KETTANI LAW FIRM

Jorge Graça CGA - COUTO, GRAÇA E ASSOCIADOS, SOCIEDADE DE ADVOGADOS

Pinto Fulane BANCO DE MOÇAMBIQUE Rita Furtado FURTADO, BHIKHA, LOFORTE, POPAT & ASSOCIADOS ADVOGADOS Xiluva Gonçalves Nogueira da Costa SAL & CALDEIRA ADVOGADOS, LDA.

João Martins PWC MOZAMBIQUE Camilo Mate CGA - COUTO, GRAÇA E ASSOCIADOS, SOCIEDADE DE ADVOGADOS Gonçalo Meneses CARLOS DE SOUSA E BRITO & ASSOCIADOS Auxílio Eugénio Nhabanga FURTADO, BHIKHA, LOFORTE, POPAT & ASSOCIADOS ADVOGADOS Rute Ramos CARLOS DE SOUSA E BRITO & ASSOCIADOS Malaika Ribeiro PWC MOZAMBIQUE Paula Castro Silveira RAPOSO BERNARDO & ASSOCIADOS

NAMIBIA ERNST & YOUNG WOKER FREIGHT SERVICES Joos Agenbach KOEP & PARTNERS Ronnie Beukes CITY OF WINDHOEK ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT Clifford Bezuidenhout ENGLING, STRITTER & PARTNERS Benita Blume H.D. BOSSAU & CO. Hanno D. Bossau H.D. BOSSAU & CO. Lorna Celliers BDO SPENCER STEWARD (NAMIBIA) Jana-marie De Bruyn BDO SPENCER STEWARD (NAMIBIA) Ferdinand Diener CITY OF WINDHOEK ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT Hans-Bruno Gerdes ENGLING, STRITTER & PARTNERS Amanda Gous PWC NAMIBIA Ismeralda Hangue DEEDS OFFICE Stefan Hugo PWC NAMIBIA Jaco Jacobs ELLIS SHILENGUDWA Sakaria Kadhila Amoomo PEREIRA FISHING (PTY) LTD. Herman Charl Kinghorn HC KINGHORN LEGAL PRACTITIONER Mignon Klein G.F. KÖPPLINGER LEGAL PRACTITIONERS Frank Köpplinger G.F. KÖPPLINGER LEGAL PRACTITIONERS Norbert Liebich TRANSWORLD CARGO (PTY) LTD. The Manager NAMIBIA REAL ESTATE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

John D. Mandy NAMIBIAN STOCK EXCHANGE

Purna Man Napit NIC BANK

Martin Brink VAN BENTHEM & KEULEN NV

Richard Traugott Diethelm Mueller KOEP & PARTNERS

Nur Nidhi Neupane KATHMANDU METROPOLITAN CITY

Stephan de Baan BERKMAN FORWARDING B.V.

Brigitte Nependa

Matrika Niraula NIRAULA LAW CHAMBER & CO.

Margriet de Boer DE BRAUW BLACKSTONE WESTBROEK

Nav Raj Ojha NEPAL ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY

Rolef de Weijs HOUTHOFF BURUMA

Dev Raj Paudyal MINISTRY OF LAND REFORM AND MANAGEMENT

Hans de Wilde KAB ACCOUNTANTS & BELASTINGADVISEURS, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL

Coenraad Nolte ENGLING, STRITTER & PARTNERS Riana Oosthuizen BDO SPENCER STEWARD (NAMIBIA) Axel Stritter ENGLING, STRITTER & PARTNERS Marius van Breda TRANSUNION Hugo Van den Berg Ockhuizen Welbert NAMIBIA WATER CORPORATION (NAMWATER) Renate Williamson KOEP & PARTNERS

NEPAL Mahesh P. Acharya NEPAL ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY Sulakshan Adhikari SHANGRI-LA FREIGHT PVT. LTD.

Egaraj Pokharel LEGAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES Megh Raj Pokharel LEGAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES Sakar Pradhan INTER-SPACE DESIGN GROUP Devendra Pradhan PRADHAN & ASSOCIATES Anup Raj Upreti PIONEER LAW ASSOCIATES Rajiv Shahi ATLAS GROUP Madan Krishna Sharma CSC & CO.

Kees de Zeeuw CADASTRE, LAND REGISTRY AND MAPPING AGENCY Henriette Derks LIANDER Myrna Dop ROYAL NETHERLANDS NOTARIAL ORGANIZATION Mark Huijzen SIMMONS & SIMMONS LLP Niels Huurdeman HOUTHOFF BURUMA Alexander Kaarls HOUTHOFF BURUMA

Lalit Aryal

Chiranjibi Sharma Paudel NEPAL ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY

Tulasi Bhatta UNITY LAW FIRM & CONSULTANCY

Rup Narayan Shrestha DEVELOPMENT LAW ASSOCIATES

Komal Chitracar K.B. CHITRACAR & CO.

P. L. Shrestha EVERGREEN CARGO SERVICES PVT. LTD.

Edwin Kleefstra KAB ACCOUNTANTS & BELASTINGADVISEURS, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL

Basu Dahal HIMALAYAN BANK

Suman Lal Shrestha EVERGREEN CARGO SERVICES PVT. LTD.

Christian Koedam PWC NETHERLANDS

Nirmal Dhakal GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY

Deepak K. Shrestha NEPAL INVESTMENT BANK

Filip Krsteski VAN DOORNE N.V.

Rajeshwor Shrestha SINHA - VERMA LAW CONCERN

Andrej Kwitowski DHV B.V.

Anil Kumar Sinha SINHA - VERMA LAW CONCERN

Stefan Leening PWC NETHERLANDS

Ram Chandra Subedi APEX LAW CHAMBER

Allard Meine Jansen ALLARD ARCHITECTURE

Ramesh Subedi GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY

Matthias Noorlander OFFICE OF ENERGY REGULATION

Shivaraj Dhital NEPAL FREIGHT FORWARDERS ASSOCIATION Devendra Dongol KATHMANDU METROPOLITAN CITY Komal Prakash Ghimire GHIMIRE & CO. Tika Ram Ghimire MINISTRY OF LAND REFORM AND MANAGEMENT Ajay Gupta ATLAS GROUP Rameswor K.C. NEPAL FREIGHT FORWARDERS ASSOCIATION Mahesh Kaﬂe KATHMANDU METROPOLITAN CITY

Nab Raj Subedi MINISTRY OF LAND REFORM AND MANAGEMENT L.R. Tamang HYONJAN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING FABRICATOR P, LTD.

Gourish K. Kharel KTO INC.

Keshav Bahadur Thapa GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY

Satish Krishna Kharel SAMAN LEGAL SERVICE

Mahesh Kumar Thapa SINHA - VERMA LAW CONCERN

Parsuram Koirala KOIRALA & ASSOCIATES

Mdhusudan Yadav NEPAL ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY

Tek Narayan Kunwar KATHMANDU DISTRICT COURT

Sachidananda Yadav NEPAL ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY

Hari Bahadur Kunwar KATHMANDU METROPOLITAN CITY

NETHERLANDS

Bharat Lamsal KATHMANDU DISTRICT COURT Hom Prasad Luitel GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY Amir Maharjan SAFE CONSULTING ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS PVT. LTD. Lumb Mahat CSC & CO. Surendra Kumar Mahto PRADHAN & ASSOCIATES Ashok Man Kapali SHANGRI-LA FREIGHT PVT. LTD.

Joost Achterberg KENNEDY VAN DER LAAN Andre Anders TAKENAKA CORPORATION W.R. Bremer MINISTRY OF HOUSING, SPATIAL PLANNING AND THE ENVIRONMENT-GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS AGENCY Karin W.M. Bodewes BAKER & MCKENZIE Mark Bodt PWC NETHERLANDS Sytso Boonstra PWC NETHERLANDS Roland Brandsma PWC NETHERLANDS

Marcel Kettenis PWC NETHERLANDS

Kees van den Udenhout Jos van der Schans DE BRAUW BLACKSTONE WESTBROEK Florentine van der Schrieck DE BRAUW BLACKSTONE WESTBROEK Emilia L.C. van Egmond-de Wilde de Ligny FACULTY OF TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT, EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Gert-Jan van Gijs VAT LOGISTICS (OCEAN FREIGHT) BV Femke van Herk DE BRAUW BLACKSTONE WESTBROEK Sjaak van Leeuwen STICHTING BUREAU KREDIET REGISTRATIE Jan van Oorschot LIANDER Petra van Raad PWC NETHERLANDS Janine Verweij OFFICE OF ENERGY REGULATION Frank Werger PWC NETHERLANDS Michiel Wesseling HOUTHOFF BURUMA Hylda Wiarda BRONSGEEST DEUR ADVOCATEN, MEMBER OF IUS LABORIS Marcel Willems KENNEDY VAN DER LAAN Christiaan Zijderveld SIMMONS & SIMMONS LLP

NEW ZEALAND Matthew Allison VEDA ADVANTAGE Jania Baigent SIMPSON GRIERSON, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Geoff Bevan CHAPMAN TRIPP

Shaun McMaster MINTER ELLISON RUDD WATTS Andrew Minturn QUALTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD. Nick Moffatt BELL GULLY Robert Muir LAND INFORMATION NEW ZEALAND Ciaron Murnane BELL GULLY Catherine Otten NEW ZEALAND COMPANIES OFFICE Ian Page BRANZ Mihai Pascariu MINTER ELLISON RUDD WATTS John Powell RUSSELL MCVEAGH Jim Roberts HESKETH HENRY LAWYERS Michael Slyuzberg INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT Neill Sullivan LAND INFORMATION NEW ZEALAND Mike Tames PWC NEW ZEALAND Howard Thomas LOWNDES ASSOCIATES - CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL LAW SPECIALISTS Murray Tingey BELL GULLY Amy Tiong PWC NEW ZEALAND Michael McLean Toepfer WANAKA OFFICE AWS LEGAL Ben Upton SIMPSON GRIERSON, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Kay Warren LAND INFORMATION NEW ZEALAND

Kara Bonnevie NEW ZEALAND COMPANIES OFFICE

Mike Whale LOWNDES ASSOCIATES - CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL LAW SPECIALISTS

Hugo Oppelaar HOUTHOFF BURUMA

Shelley Cave SIMPSON GRIERSON, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Sam Whiting HESKETH HENRY LAWYERS

Peter Plug OFFICE OF ENERGY REGULATION

Philip Coombe PANALPINA WORLD TRANSPORT LLP

Johan Polet SIMMONS & SIMMONS LLP

John Cuthbertson PWC NEW ZEALAND

Willemieke Princée DE BRAUW BLACKSTONE WESTBROEK

Vince Duffin VECTOR ELECTRICITY

Mark G. Rebergen DE BRAUW BLACKSTONE WESTBROEK

Koustabh Gadgil INVESTMENT NEW ZEALAND (A DIVISION OF NEW ZEALAND TRADE AND ENTERPRISE)

Helena Redons Schaatsberen MUNICIPALITY OF AMSTERDAM Hugo Reumkens VAN DOORNE N.V. Stefan Sagel DE BRAUW BLACKSTONE WESTBROEK Jan Willem Schenk BAKER & MCKENZIE Rutger Schimmelpenninck HOUTHOFF BURUMA Hans Londonck Sluijk HOUTHOFF BURUMA Stéphanie Spoelder BAKER & MCKENZIE Fedor Tanke BAKER & MCKENZIE Maarten Tinnemans DE BRAUW BLACKSTONE WESTBROEK Helene van Bommel PWC NETHERLANDS

Tony Gault PWC NEW ZEALAND Don Grant LAND INFORMATION NEW ZEALAND Steffan Kelly BELL GULLY Matt Kersey RUSSELL MCVEAGH Greg King JACKSON RUSSELL Mahesh Lala JACKSON RUSSELL Leroy Langeveld SIMPSON GRIERSON, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI John Lawrence AUCKLAND CITY COUNCIL Brent Lewers INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT Mandy McDonald MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Richard Wilson JACKSON RUSSELL

NICARAGUA DISNORTE-DISSUR (UNION FENOSA) Diana Aguilar ACZALAW Guillermo Alemán Gómez ACZALAW Bertha Argüello de Rizo ARIAS & MUÑOZ Carlos Barrantes PWC COSTA RICA Minerva Adriana Bellorín Rodríguez ACZALAW María José Bendaña Guerrero BENDAÑA & BENDAÑA Ricardo Bendaña Guerrero BENDAÑA & BENDAÑA Carlos Alberto Bonilla López SUPERINTENDENCIA DE BANCOS Orlando Cardoza BUFETE JURIDICO OBREGON Y ASOCIADOS Thelma Carrion AGUILAR CASTILLO LOVE Humberto Carrión CARRIÓN, SOMARRIBA & ASOCIADOS Ramón Castro ARIAS & MUÑOZ Ana Cecilia Chamorro ARIAS & MUÑOZ

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Dorisabel Conrado CONSORTIUM TABOADA Y ASOCIADOS

NIGER MAERSK S.A.

Sergio David Corrales Montenegro GARCÍA & BODÁN

Diaby Aboubakar BCEAO

Juan Carlos Cortes Espinoza PWC NICARAGUA

Sidi Sanoussi Baba Sidi CABINET D’AVOCATS SOUNA-COULIBALY

Gloria Maria de Alvarado ALVARADO Y ASOCIADOS, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Joël Broux SDV LOGISTICS

Maricarmen Espinosa de Molina MOLINA & ASOCIADOS CENTRAL LAW Melvin Estrada GARCÍA & BODÁN Teodoro Flores Gonzalez MULTITRANS Terencio Garcia Montenegro GARCÍA & BODÁN Engelsberth Gómez PRO NICARAGUA Denis González Torres G.E. ELECTROMECÁNICA & CIA LTDA. Claudia Guevara AGUILAR CASTILLO LOVE Marianela Gutierrez AGUILAR CASTILLO LOVE Mario José Gutiérrez Avendaño ACZALAW Gerardo Hernandez CONSORTIUM TABOADA Y ASOCIADOS Rodrigo Ibarra Rodney ARIAS & MUÑOZ María Fernanda Jarquín ARIAS & MUÑOZ Mariela Jiménez ACZALAW Brenda Martinez CONSORTIUM TABOADA Y ASOCIADOS Fabiola Martinez VENTANILLA UNICA DE INVERSIONES

Moussa Coulibaly CABINET D’AVOCATS SOUNA-COULIBALY Elvis Danon PWC CÔTE D’IVOIRE Abdou Djando EMTEF Aïssatou Djibo ETUDE DE MAÎTRE DJIBO AÏSSATOU Boureïma Fodi CABINET D’AVOCATS SOUNA-COULIBALY Jean Claude Gnamien PWC CÔTE D’IVOIRE

Olufunke Adekoya AELEX, LEGAL PRACTITIONERS & ARBITRATORS Tolu Aderemi PERCHSTONE & GRAEYS Taiwo Adeshina JACKSON, ETTI & EDU Yetunde Adewale AKINWUNMI & BUSARI LEGAL PRACTITIONERS Daniel Agbor UDO UDOMA & BELO-OSAGIE Tokunbo Agoro JAIYE AGORO & CO. Kunle Ajagbe PERCHSTONE & GRAEYS Olaoluwa Ajala GBENGA BIOBAKU & CO. Koyin Ajayi OLANIWUN AJAYI LP

Souley Hammi Illiassou

Bola Ajibola LANDS REGISTRY ALAUSA

Issoufou Harouna CABINET D’AVOCAT HAROUNA ISSOUFOU

Funbi Akinwale IKEYI & ARIFAYAN

Bernar-Oliver Kouaovi CABINET KOUAOVI

Dafe Akpeneye PWC NIGERIA

Marc Le Bihan ETUDE D’AVOCATS MARC LE BIHAN & COLLABORATEURS

Overaye Brodrick Akpotaire LIDUD NIGERIA LTD. Barbara Ufuoma Akpotaire

Laouali Madougou ETUDE D’AVOCATS MARC LE BIHAN & COLLABORATEURS

Jonathan Aluju OLANIWUN AJAYI LP

Boubacar Nouhou Maiga E.N.G.E.

Segun Aluko ALUKO & OYEBODE

Mamane Sani Manane BUREAU D’ETUDES BALA & HIMO

Godwin Amadi NNENNA EJEKAM ASSOCIATES

Issaka Manzo EGTC

Tracy Amadigwe ALKINGSHOLA CHAMBERS

Ibrahim Mounouni BUREAU D’ETUDES BALA & HIMO

Linda Arifayan WTS ADEBIYI & ASSOCIATES

Fernando Midence Mantilla ALVARADO Y ASOCIADOS, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Mayaki Oumarou DESS NOTARIAL

Esther Atoyebi OKONJO, ODIAWA & EBIE

Alvaro Molina MOLINA & ASOCIADOS CENTRAL LAW

Ousmane Samba Mamadou BCEAO

Akinshola Babatunde ALKINGSHOLA CHAMBERS

Roberto José Montes Doña ARIAS & MUÑOZ

Abdou Moussa Sanoussi E.N.G.E.

Titilola Bamisile GBENGA BIOBAKU & CO.

Ousmane Sidibé AUDIT & CONSEIL SIDIBÉ & CONSEIL (A.C.S.A.)

Ngozi Chianakwalam LEGAL STANDARD CONSULTING

Soraya Montoya Herrera MOLINA & ASOCIADOS CENTRAL LAW Michael Navas PRO NICARAGUA Jacinto Obregon Sanchez BUFETE JURIDICO OBREGON Y ASOCIADOS Róger Pérez ARIAS & MUÑOZ Mazziel Rivera ACZALAW Ana Teresa Rizo Briseño ARIAS & MUÑOZ

Dominique Taty PWC CÔTE D’IVOIRE Idrissa Tchernaka ETUDE D’AVOCATS MARC LE BIHAN & COLLABORATEURS Ramatou Wankoye OFFICE NOTARIAL ETUDE WANKOYE Hamadou Yacouba ETUDE DE ME DODO DAN GADO HAOUA

Stanley Chikwendu AELEX, LEGAL PRACTITIONERS & ARBITRATORS

Samuel Etuk 1ST ATTORNEYS

Babatunde Olubando BABATUNDE OLUBANDO & CO.

Anse Agu Ezetah CHIEF LAW AGU EZETAH & CO.

Patrick Omeke COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF LAW, NEW YORK

Babatunde Fagbohunlu ALUKO & OYEBODE Olawale Fapohunda IKEYI & ARIFAYAN Olubunmi Fayokun ALUKO & OYEBODE Bimbola Fowler-Ekar JACKSON, ETTI & EDU Adejoke A. Gbenro ADEBANKE ADEOLA & CO. Justice Idehen-Nathaniel PERCHSTONE & GRAEYS Afoke Igwe UDO UDOMA & BELO-OSAGIE Nduka Ikeyi IKEYI & ARIFAYAN Okorie Kalu PUNUKA ATTORNEYS & SOLICITORS Yetunde Kilanse GBENGA BIOBAKU & CO. Adetola Lawal OKONJO, ODIAWA & EBIE Emmanuel Egwuagu Nomso OBLA & CO. Chidnma Nwaogu PUNUKA ATTORNEYS & SOLICITORS Kenechi Nwizu IKEYI & ARIFAYAN Godwin Obla OBLA & CO. Abimbola Odeyemi FORTIS LP Oluwakemi Oduntan JADE & STONE SOLICITORS Godson Ogheneochuko UDO UDOMA & BELO-OSAGIE Alayo Ogunbiyi ABDULAI, TAIWO & CO. Ayokunle Ogundipe PERCHSTONE & GRAEYS Ayodele Ogunsemowo CROWN AGENTS LTD. Charity Ogwugwa LAW, UNION & ROCK Onyinye Okafo UDO UDOMA & BELO-OSAGIE

Chinwe Chiwete PUNUKA ATTORNEYS & SOLICITORS

Ogoegbunam Okafor PERCHSTONE & GRAEYS

Peter Crabb NNENNA EJEKAM ASSOCIATES

Ifedayo Oke-Lawal PERCHSTONE & GRAEYS

Rebecca Dokun ALUKO & OYEBODE

Mathias Okojie PUNUKA ATTORNEYS & SOLICITORS

Oluwadamilola Durowaiye OLANIWUN AJAYI LP

Christine Okokon UDO UDOMA & BELO-OSAGIE

Ohireime Eboreime UDO UDOMA & BELO-OSAGIE

Patrick Okonjo OKONJO, ODIAWA & EBIE

Erwin Rodriguez ACZALAW

Hamado Yahaya SOCIETE CIVILE PROFESSIONNELLE D’AVOCATS YANKORI ET ASSOCIÉS

Felipe Sanchez UNICA

Emmanuel Yehouessi BCEAO

Oyinda Ehiwere UDO UDOMA & BELO-OSAGIE

Dozie Okwuosah CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

NIGERIA ERNST & YOUNG

Nnenna Ejekam NNENNA EJEKAM ASSOCIATES

Stephen Ola Jagun JAGUN ASSOCIATES

Mary Ekemezie UDO UDOMA & BELO-OSAGIE

Adefunke Oladosu AKINWUNMI & BUSARI LEGAL PRACTITIONERS

Felipe Sánchez ACZALAW Alfonso José Sandino Granera CONSORTIUM TABOADA Y ASOCIADOS Julio E. Sequeira EVENOR VALDIVIA P. & ASOCIADOS Arnulfo Somarriba TRANSUNION

Ijeoma Abalogu GBENGA BIOBAKU & CO. Mohammed K. Abdulsalam GITRAS LTD.

Rodrigo Taboada CONSORTIUM TABOADA Y ASOCIADOS

Oluseyi Abiodun Akinwunmi AKINWUNMI & BUSARI LEGAL PRACTITIONERS

Carlos Tellez GARCÍA & BODÁN

Kunle Adegbite CANAAN SOLICITORS

Diana Zelaya GARCÍA & BODÁN

Nelson Ekere 1ST ATTORNEYS Harrison Emmanuel ABDULAI, TAIWO & CO. Ebele Enedah PUNUKA ATTORNEYS & SOLICITORS Kenneth Erikume PWC NIGERIA

Demilade Olaosun IKEYI & ARIFAYAN Titilola Olateju OKONJO, ODIAWA & EBIE Adebayo Ologe PERCHSTONE & GRAEYS Ayotunde Ologe SYNERGY LEGAL PRACTITIONERS

Funke Onadeko OLANIWUN AJAYI LP Olayemi Onakoya PWC NIGERIA Fred Onuobia G. ELIAS & CO. SOLICITORS AND ADVOCATES Donald Orji JACKSON, ETTI & EDU Christian Oronsaye ALUKO & OYEBODE Tunde Osasona WHITESTONE WORLDWIDE LTD. Kola Osholeye ELEKTRINT (NIGERIA) LIMITED Omotola Owoyemi PERCHSTONE & GRAEYS Abraham Oyakhilome FIRST & FIRST INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES Taiwo Oyedele PWC NIGERIA Titilola Rotifa OKONJO, ODIAWA & EBIE Taofeek Shittu IKEYI & ARIFAYAN Serifat Solebo LAND SERVICES DIRECTORATE Olufemi Sunmonu FEMI SUNMONU & ASSOCIATES, SOLICITORS Olubukola Thomas PERCHSTONE & GRAEYS Yvonne Udegbe IKEYI & ARIFAYAN Aniekan Ukpanah UDO UDOMA & BELO-OSAGIE Maxwell Ukpebor WTS ADEBIYI & ASSOCIATES Adamu M. Usman F.O. AKINRELE & CO. Edward Vera-Cruz GBENGA BIOBAKU & CO

NORWAY ADVOKATFIRMAET HJORT DA, MEMBER OF IUS LABORIS Eli Aasheim WIERSHOLM LAW OFFICE AS Anders Aasland Kittelsen ADVOKATFIRMAET SCHJØDT DA Ingvild Andersen ADVOKATFIRMAET SCHJØDT DA Sverre Ardø EXPERIAN Jan L. Backer WIKBORG, REIN & CO. Rannveig Bakke Tvedten HOMBLE OLSBY ADVOKATFIRMA AS Stig Berge THOMMESSEN AS Trine Bjerke Welhaven HOMBLE OLSBY ADVOKATFIRMA AS Jacob S. Bjønnes-Jacobsen GRETTE LAW FIRM DA Henrik Boehlke ADVOKATFIRMAET HJORT DA, MEMBER OF IUS LABORIS Erik Børrud EXPERIAN Einard Brunes RAEDER ADVOKATFIRMA

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Elena Busch NORWEGIAN MAPPING AUTHORITY, CADASTRE AND LAND REGISTRY, CENTRE FOR PROPERTY RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT Carl Arthur Christiansen RAEDER ADVOKATFIRMA Lars Davidsen HAFSLUND Knut Ekern PWC NORWAY Simen Aasen Engebretsen DELOITTE LLP Jan Erik Bauge SIMONSEN ADVOKATFIRMA DA Line Foss Hals WIKBORG, REIN & CO. Amund Fougner ADVOKATFIRMAET HJORT DA, MEMBER OF IUS LABORIS Jan Fougner WIERSHOLM LAW OFFICE AS Christian Friestad PWC NORWAY

Bernt Olav Steinland ADVOKATFIRMAET SELMER DA

Sadaf Buchanan SNR DENTON & CO.

Taqi Ahmad A.F. FERGUSONS & CO.

Muhammad Maki ABRAHAM & SARWANA

Svein Sulland ADVOKATFIRMAET SELMER DA

M.K. Das BANK MUSCAT

Nasir Mehmood Ahmed BUNKER LOGISTICS

Farah Malik HASEEB LAW ASSOCIATES

Ingvill Tollman Fosse ADVOKATFIRMAET SELMER DA

Francis D’Souza BDO JAWAD HABIB

Ahmad Syed Akhter PYRAMID TRANSPORTATION GROUP

Muhammad Aslam Memon UNITED AGENCIES

Kristin Tosterud Holte ADVOKATFIRMAET HJORT DA, MEMBER OF IUS LABORIS

Kobus Havemann DRIVER CONSULT OMAN LLC

Hasnain Ashraf AQLAAL ADVOCATES

Moazzam Mughal BOXING WINNER

Hussein MUSCAT ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY

Muhammed Moeen Aslam BILAL RICE MILLS

Uzma Munir HASSAN KAUNAIN NAFEES

Hyder Hussain Baig, Mirza HAIDER SHAMSI & CO., CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

Faiza Muzaffar LEGIS INN (ATTORNEYS & CORPORATE CONSULTANTS)

Ali Javed Bajwa HASEEB LAW ASSOCIATES

Saqib Naveed ANAYA SALT CRAFTS

Akeel Bilgrami NAJMI BILGRAMI COLLABORATIVE (PVT) LTD.

Jamal Panhwar TRAVEL AND CULTURE SERVICES

Espen Trædal PWC NORWAY Oyvind Vagan THE BRONNOYSUND REGISTER CENTER Tore Walle-Jensen THE BRONNOYSUND REGISTER CENTER

OMAN AL BUSAIDY, MANSOOR JAMAL & CO. ERNST & YOUNG Hamad Al Abri MUSCAT ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY

Robert Kenedy CURTIS MALLET - PREVOST, COLT & MOSLE LLP Philip Keun SNR DENTON & CO. Andrew Kincaid SASLO (FORMERLY SAID AL SHAHRY LAW OFFICE) Kenneth Macfarlane PWC OMAN

Waheed Chaudhary LEGIS INN (ATTORNEYS & CORPORATE CONSULTANTS)

Jose Madukakuzhy KHIMJI RAMDAS

Elizabeth Daniel ZAFAR & ASSOCIATES LLP

Pushpa Malani PWC OMAN

Faisal Daudpota KHALID DAUDPOTA & CO.

Geir Frøholm ADVOKATFIRMAET SCHJØDT DA

Zahir Abdulla Al Abri MUSCAT ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY

Mads Fuglesang ADVOKATFIRMAET SELMER DA

Zubaida Fakir Mohamed Al Balushi CENTRAL BANK OF OMAN

Yashpal Mehta BDO JAWAD HABIB

Junaid Daudpota KHALID DAUDPOTA & CO.

Ingenborg Gjølstad THOMMESSEN AS

Ahmed Al Barwani SNR DENTON & CO.

Khalid Daudpota KHALID DAUDPOTA & CO.

Renate Iren Heggelund ADVOKATFIRMAET SELMER DA

Salman Ali Al Hattali MUSCAT ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY

Subha Mohan CURTIS MALLET - PREVOST, COLT & MOSLE LLP

Heidi Holmelin ADVOKATFIRMAET SELMER DA Therese Høyer Grimstad ADVOKATFIRMAET HJORT DA, MEMBER OF IUS LABORIS Odd Hylland PWC NORWAY Hanne Karlsen RAEDER ADVOKATFIRMA Anne Kaurin KVALE ADVOKATFIRMA DA Bjørn H. Kise ADVOKATFIRMA VOGT & WIIG AS Charlotte Kristensen PWC NORWAY Bjarne Lothe NITTER AS, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL Ronny Lund WIERSHOLM LAW OFFICE AS Knut Martinsen THOMMESSEN AS Ole Fredrik Melleby RAEDER ADVOKATFIRMA Anders Midbøe PWC NORWAY Ernst Arvid Moe STAVENGER BANKRUPTCY COURT Karl Erik Nedregotten PWC NORWAY Halfdan Nitter NITTER AS, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL Ole Kristian Olsby HOMBLE OLSBY ADVOKATFIRMA AS Helge Onsrud STATENS KARTVERK Camilla Schøyen Breibøl WIERSHOLM LAW OFFICE AS Ståle Skutle Arneson ADVOKATFIRMA VOGT & WIIG AS Simen Smeby Lium WIKBORG, REIN & CO. Christel Spannow PWC NORWAY

Ahmed Naveed Farooqui OMAN CABLES INDUSTRY (SAOG)

Zaki Ejaz ZAKI & ZAKI (ADVOCATES AND SOLICITORS)

Rachael Oxby SNR DENTON & CO.

Salman Faisal HASEEB LAW ASSOCIATES

Hanaan Al Marhuby PWC OMAN

Bruce Palmer CURTIS MALLET - PREVOST, COLT & MOSLE LLP

Iram Fatima ZAFAR & ASSOCIATES LLP

Amer Al Rawas OMANTEL

Raghavendra Pangala SEMAC & PARTNERS LLC

Eman Al Shahry SASLO (FORMERLY SAID AL SHAHRY LAW OFFICE)

Khalid Al Riyami Dy. AMJAAD ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY

Zaid Al Khattab TALAL ABU GHAZALEH LEGAL (TAG-LEGAL)

Said bin Saad Al Shahry SASLO (FORMERLY SAID AL SHAHRY LAW OFFICE) Majid Al Toky TROWERS & HAMLINS Azzan Al Yahmadi SASLO (FORMERLY SAID AL SHAHRY LAW OFFICE) Ibrahim Albri MUSCAT MUNICIPALITY Khalid Khamis Al-Hashmi MUSCAT MUNICIPALITY Leyan Al-Mawali TROWERS & HAMLINS Hilal Almayahi MUSCAT MUNICIPALITY Ahmed al-Mukhaini SASLO (FORMERLY SAID AL SHAHRY LAW OFFICE) Mohamed Alrashdi MUSCAT MUNICIPALITY Mohammed Alshahri MOHAMMED AISHAHRI & ASSOCIATES Mona Taha Amer QAIS AL-QASMI AND MONA AMER LAWYERS

Hussain Salman OMAN CABLES INDUSTRY (SAOG) George Sandars SNR DENTON & CO. Charles Schoﬁeld TROWERS & HAMLINS Paul Sheridan SNR DENTON & CO. Rajshekhar Singh BANK MUSCAT Ganesan Sridhar BANK MUSCAT Tawﬁq Ahmed Sultan W J TOWELL & CO. LLC Danielle Town SASLO (FORMERLY SAID AL SHAHRY LAW OFFICE) Alessandra Zingales SASLO (FORMERLY SAID AL SHAHRY LAW OFFICE)

PAKISTAN GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER HAGLER BAILLEY PAKISTAN (PVT) LTD. KESC SHAMIM & SHAMS CO.

Mohammed Ahmet Atieh AMJAAD ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY

Ahmed Abbas SURRIDGE & BEECHENO

Russell Aycock PWC OMAN

Sh. Farooq Abdullah ABRAHAM & SARWANA

David Ball SASLO (FORMERLY SAID AL SHAHRY LAW OFFICE)

Ali Jafar Abidi STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN

Mahmoud Bilal SASLO (FORMERLY SAID AL SHAHRY LAW OFFICE)

Masooma Afzal HASEEB LAW ASSOCIATES

Ikram Fayaz QAMAR ABBAS & CO. Khalid Habibullah ABRAHAM & SARWANA Irfan Haider PYRAMID TRANSPORTATION GROUP Asim Hameed Khan IVON TRADING COMPANY PVT. LTD. Asma Hameed Khan SURRIDGE & BEECHENO Sohail Hasan A.F. FERGUSONS & CO. Sana Hassan ZAFAR & ASSOCIATES LLP Syed Ahmad Hassan Shah HASSAN KAUNAIN NAFEES

Irshad Panhwer MOHSIN TAYEBALY & CO., CORPORATE LEGAL CONSULTANTS, BARRISTERS AND ADVOCATES Zaki Rahman EBRAHIM HOSAIN, ADVOCATES AND CORPORATE COUNSEL Abdul Rahman QAMAR ABBAS & CO. Fahad Hameedl Rana LEGIS INN (ATTORNEYS & CORPORATE CONSULTANTS) Muhammad Saleem Rana STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN Tariq Saeed Rana SURRIDGE & BEECHENO Abdur Razzaq QAMAR ABBAS & CO. Mudassir Rizwan A.F. FERGUSONS & CO. Abdul Salam LEGIS INN (ATTORNEYS & CORPORATE CONSULTANTS) Jawad A. Sarwana ABRAHAM & SARWANA Ghulam Haider Shamsi HAIDER SHAMSI & CO., CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Muhammad Siddique SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN Mian Haseeb ul Hassan HASEEB LAW ASSOCIATES Baleegh Ur-Rehman JWC TRUCKER LEATHER

Rashid Ibrahim A.F. FERGUSONS & CO.

Chaudhary Usman EBRAHIM HOSAIN, ADVOCATES AND CORPORATE COUNSEL

Ejaz Ishaq AQLAAL ADVOCATES

Saleem uz Zaman SALEEM UZ ZAMAN & CO.

Fiza Islam LEGIS INN (ATTORNEYS & CORPORATE CONSULTANTS)

Sana Waheed ZAFAR & ASSOCIATES LLP

Muzaffar Islam LEGIS INN (ATTORNEYS & CORPORATE CONSULTANTS) Masooma Jaffer ABRAHAM & SARWANA Zahid Jamil JAMIL AND JAMIL Saila Jamshaid SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN Tariq Nasim Jan DATACHECK PVT. LTD. Zulﬁqar Khan KHURSHEED KHAN & ASSOCIATES Arif Khan QAMAR ABBAS & CO. Aftab Ahmed Khan SURRIDGE & BEECHENO

Muhammad Yousuf HAIDER SHAMSI & CO., CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Ilyas Zafar ZAFAR & ASSOCIATES LLP Asf Ali Zaidi PYRAMID TRANSPORTATION GROUP Xavier Zamurrad XNRR TECHNOLOGIES

PALAU PALAU PUBLIC UTILITY CORPORATION Kenneth Barden ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Cristina Castro WESTERN CAROLINE TRADING CO. Yukiwo P. Dengokl DIMDJTRUK & NAKAMURA

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Kevin N. Kirk THE LAW OFFICE OF KIRK AND SHADEL

Edwin Solis PANALPINA WORLD TRANSPORT LLP

Hugo T. Berkemeyer BERKEMEYER, ATTORNEYS & COUNSELORS

Walter Aguirre PWC PERU

Kuniwo Nakamura BELAU TRANSFER & TERMINAL CO. GROUP

Ricardo Tribaldos Hernández PANAMA MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCES

Luis Alberto Breuer BERKEMEYER, ATTORNEYS & COUNSELORS

Marco Antonio Alarcón Piana ESTUDIO LUIS ECHECOPAR GARCÍA S.R.L.

Esteban Burt PERONI, SOSA, TELLECHEA, BURT & NARVAJA, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Alejandro Almendariz JORGE AVENDAÑO - FORSYTH & ARBE ABOGADOS

Victoria Burt PERONI, SOSA, TELLECHEA, BURT & NARVAJA, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Pamela Arce REBAZA, ALCAZAR & DE LAS CASAS ABOGADOS FINANCIEROS

Laura Cabrera VOUGA & OLMEDO ABOGADOS

Guilhermo Auler JORGE AVENDAÑO - FORSYTH & ARBE ABOGADOS

David Shadel THE LAW OFFICE OF KIRK AND SHADEL

Marlaine Tuñón

Neco Shao NECO CONSTRUCTION INC

Ramon Valdes AROSEMENA NORIEGA & CONTRERAS

Peter C. Tsao WESTERN CAROLINE TRADING CO.

Ramón Varela MORGAN & MORGAN

PANAMA ERNST & YOUNG

PAPUA NEW GUINEA ERNST & YOUNG

PANAMÁ SOLUCIONES LOGÍSTICAS INT. - PSLI

Naomi Abel IPA

Alejandro Alemán ALFARO, FERRER & RAMÍREZ

Ramón Antonio Castillo Saenz INFORMCONF S. A. María Debattisti SERVIMEX SACI

Simon Bendo DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND PHYSICAL PLANNING

Giselle Deiró BERKEMEYER, ATTORNEYS & COUNSELORS

Moses Billy BILLY ARCHITECTS

Lorena Dolsa BERKEMEYER, ATTORNEYS & COUNSELORS

Vincent Bull ALLENS ARTHUR ROBINSON

Natalia Enciso Benitez NOTARY PUBLIC

David Caradus PWC PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Bruno Fiorio Carrizosa FIORIO, CARDOZO & ALVARADO

Gilberto Arosemena AROSEMENA NORIEGA & CONTRERAS

Vanessa Geita PWC PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Juan Bautista Fiorio Gimenez FIORIO, CARDOZO & ALVARADO

Amanda Barraza de Wong PWC PANAMA

Loani R. Henao HENAOS LAWYERS

Ana Franco BDO RUBINSZTEIN & GUILLÉN

Luis Barría

Clarence Hoot IPA

Sergio Franco PWC URUGUAY

Gary Juffa PNG CUSTOMS SERVICE

Jorge Guillermo Gomez PWC PARAGUAY

Carlos Klaus Bieberach PWC PANAMA

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Nadia Gorostiaga PWC PARAGUAY

Luis Chalhoub ICAZA, GONZALEZ-RUIZ & ALEMAN

Stanley Kewa PNG POWER LTD.

Carl Thomas Gwynn GWYNN & GWYNN - LEGAL COUNSELLING AND TRANSLATIONS

Julio Cesar Contreras III AROSEMENA NORIEGA & CONTRERAS

John Leahy PETER ALLAN LOWING LAWYERS

Jeanina Aileen Diaz PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS CORPORATE LEGAL SERVICES

Bruce Mackinlay CREDIT & DATA BUREAU LIMITED

Aristides Anguizola MORGAN & MORGAN Mercedes Arauz de Grimaldo MORGAN & MORGAN Renan Arjona CAPAC (CÁMARA PANAMEÑA DE LA CONSTRUCCIÓN)

Gustavo Adolfo Bernal SOCIEDAD PANAMEÑA DE INGENIEROS Y ARQUITECTOS

Norman Gwynn GWYNN & GWYNN - LEGAL COUNSELLING AND TRANSLATIONS

Antonia Nohou PWC PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Carlos R. Gwynn S. GWYNN & GWYNN - LEGAL COUNSELLING AND TRANSLATIONS

Ivan Pomaleu IPA

Jorge Jimenez Rey BANCO CENTRAL DEL PARAGUAY

Kapu Rageau RAGEAU, MANUA & KIKIRA LAWYERS

Nestor Loizaga FERRERE ATTORNEYS

Jason Reclamado ELTECH ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD.

Karina Lozano PWC PARAGUAY

John Brian Sam PNG CUSTOMS SERVICE

Augusto César Mengual Mazacotte FIORIO, CARDOZO & ALVARADO

Ricardo Lachman MORGAN & MORGAN

Benjamin Samson DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND PHYSICAL PLANNING

María Esmeralda Moreno MORENO RUFFINELLI & ASOCIADOS

Ivette Elisa Martínez Saenz PATTON, MORENO & ASVAT

Ian Shepherd BLAKE DAWSON

Gloria Moreno de López AUTORIDAD NACIONAL DE ADUANAS (ANA)

Stuart Smith WESTPAC PNG LIMITED

Manuel E. Espino FABREGA, MOLINO & MULINO Michael Fernandez CAPAC (CÁMARA PANAMEÑA DE LA CONSTRUCCIÓN) Enna Ferrer ALFARO, FERRER & RAMÍREZ Gina Gómez Yamileth Herrera MORGAN & MORGAN

José Miguel Navarrete AROSEMENA NORIEGA & CONTRERAS Ramón Ortega PWC DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Sebastián Perez UNION FENOSA - EDEMET - EDECHI Jorge Quijano AROSEMENA NORIEGA & CONTRERAS

Lawrence Solomon PNG POWER LTD. Thomas Taberia PETER ALLAN LOWING LAWYERS Stanley Timun IPA Alex Tongayu IPA

Loreto Rivera NACIONAL DE CALIFICACIÓN, REGISTRO Y CERTIFICACIÓN

PARAGUAY ADMINISTRACIÓN NACIONAL DE ELECTRICIDAD

Luz María Salamina ASOCIACIÓN PANAMEÑA DE CRÉDITO

Roberto Moreno Rodríguez Alcalá MORENO RUFFINELLI & ASOCIADOS Rocío Penayo MORENO RUFFINELLI & ASOCIADOS Yolanda Pereira BERKEMEYER, ATTORNEYS & COUNSELORS Beatriz Pisano FERRERE ATTORNEYS Armindo Riquelme FIORIO, CARDOZO & ALVARADO Natalio Rubinsztein BDO RUBINSZTEIN & GUILLÉN Belen Saldivar Romañach FERRERE ATTORNEYS

Milagros A. Barrera BARRIOS & FUENTES ABOGADOS Raul Barrios BARRIOS & FUENTES ABOGADOS Juan Domingo Barzola BARZOLA & ASOCIADOS S.C., MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL

Arturo Ferrari MUÑIZ, RAMÍREZ, PERÉZ-TAIMAN & LUNA VICTORIA ATTORNEYS AT LAW Guillermo Ferrero ESTUDIO FERRERO ABOGADOS Carol Flores Bernal Luis Enrique Narro Forno SUNAT Jorge Fuentes RUBIO LEGUÍA NORMAND Carlos Gallardo Torres GENERAL AGENCY OF PUBLIC INCOME POLICY Julio Gallo GALLO BARRIOS PICKMANN Juan García Montúfar RUBIO LEGUÍA NORMAND Pamela Goyzueta EQUIFAX PERU S.A.

Vanessa Barzola PWC PERU

Gerardo Guzman DELMAR UGARTE ABOGADOS

Maritza Barzola Vilchez BARZOLA & ASOCIADOS S.C., MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL

Cecilia Guzman-Barron BARRIOS & FUENTES ABOGADOS

Manuel Aguilar Bermúdez SUNARP Giuliana Bonelli BARZOLA & ASOCIADOS S.C., MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL Giancarlo Bracamonte RANSA Stephany Giovanna Bravo de Rueda Arce RANSA Jorge Calle Liliana Callirgos BARRIOS & FUENTES ABOGADOS Renzo Camaiora GALLO BARRIOS PICKMANN Gaston Castillo SUNARP José Ignacio Castro RUBIO LEGUÍA NORMAND Fernando Castro Kahn MUÑIZ, RAMÍREZ, PERÉZ-TAIMAN & LUNA VICTORIA ATTORNEYS AT LAW Cecilia Catacora ESTUDIO OLAECHEA, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Jose A. Honda ESTUDIO OLAECHEA, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Diego Huertas del Pino BARRIOS & FUENTES ABOGADOS Marco Iannacone PWC PERU Felipe Eduardo Iannacone Silva SUNAT César Ballón Izquierdo RANSA José Antonio Jiménez REBAZA, ALCAZAR & DE LAS CASAS ABOGADOS FINANCIEROS Rafael Junco CAMARA PERUANA DE LA CONSTRUCCION Juan Carlos Leon Gianfranco Linares MUÑIZ, RAMÍREZ, PERÉZ-TAIMAN & LUNA VICTORIA ATTORNEYS AT LAW Herles Loayza Casimiro CAMARA PERUANA DE LA CONSTRUCCION German Lora PAYET, REY, CAUVI ABOGADOS Ursula Luna RUBIO LEGUÍA NORMAND

Alessandra Cocchella RUBIO LEGUÍA NORMAND

Cecilia Manrique PWC PERU

Sandro Cogorno JORGE AVENDAÑO - FORSYTH & ARBE ABOGADOS

Milagros Maravi Sumar RUBIO LEGUÍA NORMAND

Luis Dávila DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS PROCEDURES Joanna Dawson ESTUDIO OLAECHEA, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Ricardo de la Piedra ESTUDIO OLAECHEA, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Alfonso De Los Heros Pérez Albela ESTUDIO LUIS ECHECOPAR GARCÍA S.R.L. Paula Devescovi BARRIOS & FUENTES ABOGADOS

Carlos Martinez Ebell RUBIO LEGUÍA NORMAND Jesús Matos ESTUDIO OLAECHEA, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Milagros Mendoza RUBIO LEGUÍA NORMAND Marlene Molero RUBIO LEGUÍA NORMAND Juan Antonio Morales AGENCIA DE ADUANA ANTANA Javier Mori Cockburn EQUIFAX PERU S.A.

Federico Silva FERRERE ATTORNEYS

Ana María Diez ESTUDIO OLAECHEA, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Magalí Rodríguez Alcalá BERKEMEYER, ATTORNEYS & COUNSELORS

Ruben Taboada PWC PARAGUAY

Carlos Roberto Drago Llanos SUNAT

Franco Muschi Loayza PAYET, REY, CAUVI ABOGADOS

Verónica Sinisterra AROSEMENA NORIEGA & CONTRERAS

Perla Alderete VOUGA & OLMEDO ABOGADOS

Juan Carlos Durand Grahammer DURAND ABOGADOS

L. Oliver SUNARP

Michelle Solanilla AROSEMENA NORIEGA & CONTRERAS

Florinda Benitez NOTARY PUBLIC

PERU SUPERINTENDENCY OF BANKING, INSURANCE AND PRIVATE PENSION FUND ADMINISTRATOR

José Espinoza DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS PROCEDURES

Lilian Oliver SUNARP

Claudio Mundaca BARRIOS & FUENTES ABOGADOS

Luis Orrego DELMAR UGARTE ABOGADOS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Cristina Oviedo PAYET, REY, CAUVI ABOGADOS Max Panay SUNARP Lucianna Polar ESTUDIO OLAECHEA, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI María José Puertas GALLO BARRIOS PICKMANN Bruno Marchese Quintana RUBIO LEGUÍA NORMAND Carlos Javier Rabanal Sobrino DURAND ABOGADOS Fernando M. Ramos BARRIOS & FUENTES ABOGADOS Jorge Reategui ESTUDIO FERRERO ABOGADOS Patricio Remon EQUIFAX PERU S.A. Sonia L. Rengifo BARRIOS & FUENTES ABOGADOS Alonso Rey Bustamante PAYET, REY, CAUVI ABOGADOS

Manuel Villa-García ESTUDIO OLAECHEA, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Agustín Yrigoyen ESTUDIO AURELIO GARCÍA SAYÁN- ABOGADOS Gustavo Raúl Ytokazu Minami PWC PERU Gustavo Zanabria GENERAL AGENCY OF FOREIGN ECONOMIC MATTERS, COMPETITION AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT Hector Zegarra PAYET, REY, CAUVI ABOGADOS

PHILIPPINES ERNST & YOUNG Myla Gloria Amboy JIMENEZ GONZALES BELLO VALDEZ CALUYA & FERNANDEZ Jazmin Banal ROMULO, MABANTA, BUENAVENTURA, SAYOC & DE LOS ANGELES, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Guillermo Acuña Roeder

Manuel Batallones BAP CREDIT BUREAU

Jose Rosas LIMA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Alexander Cabrera ISLA LIPANA & CO.

Renzo Rufasto Lira PAYET, REY, CAUVI ABOGADOS

Ciriaco S. Calalang CALALANG LAW OFFICES

Augusto Ruiloba Morante ESTUDIO LUIS ECHECOPAR GARCÍA S.R.L.

Ernesto Caluya Jr JIMENEZ GONZALES BELLO VALDEZ CALUYA & FERNANDEZ

Emil Ruppert Carolina Sáenz Llanos RUBIO LEGUÍA NORMAND César Arbe Saldaña JORGE AVENDAÑO - FORSYTH & ARBE ABOGADOS Adolfo Sanabria Mercado MUÑIZ, RAMÍREZ, PERÉZ-TAIMAN & LUNA VICTORIA ATTORNEYS AT LAW Arturo Ruiz Sanchez RUBIO LEGUÍA NORMAND Paola Joselyn Sánchez Alfaro RANSA Victor Scarsi LUZ DEL SUR Alvaro Delgado Schelje SUNARP Martin Serkovic ESTUDIO OLAECHEA, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Hugo Silva RODRIGO, ELÍAS, MEDRANO ABOGADOS Ricardo Arturo Toma Oyama SUNAT

Cecile Margaret Caro SYCIP SALAZAR HERNANDEZ & GATMAITAN Bryant Casiw BAKER & MCKENZIE Joseph Omar A. Castillo PUYAT JACINTO SANTOS LAW OFFICE Sandhya Marie Castro ROMULO, MABANTA, BUENAVENTURA, SAYOC & DE LOS ANGELES, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Pamela Ann T. Cayabyab JIMENEZ GONZALES BELLO VALDEZ CALUYA & FERNANDEZ Kenneth Chua QUISUMBING TORRES, MEMBER FIRM OF BAKER & MCKENZIE INTERNATIONAL Barbara Jill Clara SYCIP SALAZAR HERNANDEZ & GATMAITAN Juan Paolo Colet CASTILLO LAMAN TAN PANTALEON & SAN JOSE Von Bryan Cuerpo SYCIP SALAZAR HERNANDEZ & GATMAITAN

Liliana Tsuboyama ESTUDIO LUIS ECHECOPAR GARCÍA S.R.L.

Emerico O. de Guzman ANGARA ABELLO CONCEPCION REGALA & CRUZ LAW OFFICES (ACCRALAW)

Manuel A. Ugarte DELMAR UGARTE ABOGADOS

Sheila S. De la Rosa PUYAT JACINTO SANTOS LAW OFFICE

Daniel Ulloa REBAZA, ALCAZAR & DE LAS CASAS ABOGADOS FINANCIEROS

Redel Domingo MERALCO

Carlos Urbina Ćarcamo RANSA Jack Vainstein VAINSTEIN & INGENIEROS S.A. José Antonio Valdez ESTUDIO OLAECHEA, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Veronica Valverde SUNARP Carlos Vegas Quintana CAMARA PERUANA DE LA CONSTRUCCION Ana Vidal GALLO BARRIOS PICKMANN

Jaime Raphael Feliciano ROMULO, MABANTA, BUENAVENTURA, SAYOC & DE LOS ANGELES, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Rachel Follosco FOLLOSCO MORALLOS & HERCE Catherine Franco QUISUMBING TORRES, MEMBER FIRM OF BAKER & MCKENZIE INTERNATIONAL Gilberto Gallos ANGARA ABELLO CONCEPCION REGALA & CRUZ LAW OFFICES (ACCRALAW) Geraldine Garcia FOLLOSCO MORALLOS & HERCE Andres Gatmaitan SYCIP SALAZAR HERNANDEZ & GATMAITAN

Gwen Grecia-de Vera PJS LAW

Felix Sy BAKER & MCKENZIE

Kathlyn Joy Guanzon JIMENEZ GONZALES BELLO VALDEZ CALUYA & FERNANDEZ

Sheryl Tanquilut ROMULO, MABANTA, BUENAVENTURA, SAYOC & DE LOS ANGELES, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Tadeo F. Hilado ANGARA ABELLO CONCEPCION REGALA & CRUZ LAW OFFICES (ACCRALAW)

Joanna Gasowski WIERZBOWSKI EVERSHEDS, MEMBER OF EVERSHEDS INTERNATIONAL LTD. Lech Giliciński WIERZBOWSKI EVERSHEDS, MEMBER OF EVERSHEDS INTERNATIONAL LTD.

Maribel B. Tejada PUYAT JACINTO SANTOS LAW OFFICE

Rafał Godlewski WARDYŃSKI & PARTNERS

Jessica Hilado PUYAT, JACINTO & SANTOS LAW OFFICE

Anna Bianca Torres PUYAT, JACINTO & SANTOS LAW OFFICE

Tomasz Grygorczuk HOGAN LOVELLS (WARSZAWA) LLP

Jose Vicente E. Jimenez JIMENEZ GONZALES BELLO VALDEZ CALUYA & FERNANDEZ

Ma. Melva Valdez JIMENEZ GONZALES BELLO VALDEZ CALUYA & FERNANDEZ

Jakub Guzik SOŁTYSIŃSKI KAWECKI & SZLĘZAK

Gene Nicholas A. Lee JIMENEZ GONZALES BELLO VALDEZ CALUYA & FERNANDEZ

Shirley Velasquez PUYAT, JACINTO & SANTOS LAW OFFICE

Victoria Limkico JIMENEZ GONZALES BELLO VALDEZ CALUYA & FERNANDEZ Eleanor Lucas Roque PUNONGBAYAN & ARAULLO Mel A. Macaraig CASTILLO LAMAN TAN PANTALEON & SAN JOSE Redentor Marquez MERALCO Lory Anne McMullin JIMENEZ GONZALES BELLO VALDEZ CALUYA & FERNANDEZ

Virginia B. Viray PUYAT JACINTO SANTOS LAW OFFICE Maria Winda Ysibido ISLA LIPANA & CO. Redentor C. Zapata QUASHA ANCHETA PENA & NOLASCO Gil Roberto Zerrudo QUISUMBING TORRES, MEMBER FIRM OF BAKER & MCKENZIE INTERNATIONAL

POLAND ALLEN & OVERY, A. PĘDZICH SP. K. Piotr Andrzejak SOŁTYSIŃSKI KAWECKI & SZLĘZAK

Yolanda Mendoza-Eleazar CASTILLO LAMAN TAN PANTALEON & SAN JOSE

Jerzy Baehr WKB WIERCINSKI, KWIECINSKI, BAEHR

Cheryll Grace Montealegre ISLA LIPANA & CO.

Grzegorz Banasiuk GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Jesusito G. Morallos FOLLOSCO MORALLOS & HERCE Freddie Naagas SCM CREATIVE CONCEPTS INC. Alan Ortiz FOLLOSCO MORALLOS & HERCE Carla Ortiz ROMULO, MABANTA, BUENAVENTURA, SAYOC & DE LOS ANGELES, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Emmanuel C. Paras SYCIP SALAZAR HERNANDEZ & GATMAITAN Lianne Ivy Pascua-Medina QUASHA ANCHETA PENA & NOLASCO Zayber John Protacio ISLA LIPANA & CO. Senen Quizon PUNONGBAYAN & ARAULLO

Michal Barłowski WARDYNSKI & PARTNERS Ewelina Batnik MULTIBANK S. A Michal Białobrzeski HOGAN LOVELLS (WARSZAWA) LLP Anna Bochnia DLA PIPER WIATER SP.K. Aleksander Borowicz BIURO INFORMACJI KREDYTOWEJ S.A. Piotr Brzezinski GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Krzysztof Cichocki SOŁTYSIŃSKI KAWECKI & SZLĘZAK Jan Ciećwierz WARDYŃSKI & PARTNERS

Janice Kae Ramirez QUASHA ANCHETA PENA & NOLASCO

Bożena Ciosek WIERZBOWSKI EVERSHEDS, MEMBER OF EVERSHEDS INTERNATIONAL LTD.

Teodore D. Regala ANGARA ABELLO CONCEPCION REGALA & CRUZ LAW OFFICES (ACCRALAW)

Katarzyna Czarnecka-Zochowska PWC POLAND

Judy Alice Repol ANGARA ABELLO CONCEPCION REGALA & CRUZ LAW OFFICES (ACCRALAW) Roderick Reyes JIMENEZ GONZALES BELLO VALDEZ CALUYA & FERNANDEZ Ricardo J. Romulo ROMULO, MABANTA, BUENAVENTURA, SAYOC & DE LOS ANGELES, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Lea L. Roque PUNONGBAYAN & ARAULLO Rowena Fatima Salonga PUYAT JACINTO SANTOS LAW OFFICE Neptali Salvanera ANGARA ABELLO CONCEPCION REGALA & CRUZ LAW OFFICES (ACCRALAW) Froilan Savet MERALCO Abigail D. Sese CASTILLO LAMAN TAN PANTALEON & SAN JOSE

Michał Dąbrowski MINISTRY OF JUSTICE Andrzej Dmowski DZO DMOWSKI ZAREMBA OLCZAK SP. Z O.O., MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL Bartosz Draniewicz BARTOSZ Edyta Dubikowska SQUIRE SANDERS ŚWIĘCICKI KRZEŚNIAK SP. K. Piotr Falarz DLA PIPER WIATER SP.K. Agnieszka Fedor WKB WIERCINSKI, KWIECINSKI, BAEHR Krzysztof Feluch WIERZBOWSKI EVERSHEDS, MEMBER OF EVERSHEDS INTERNATIONAL LTD. Klaudia Frątczak WKB WIERCINSKI, KWIECINSKI, BAEHR Jan Furtas THE SPIN INITIATIVE ASSOCIATION

Monika Hartung WARDYŃSKI & PARTNERS Łukasz Hejmej WHITE & CASE W. DANIŁOWICZ, W. JURCEWICZ I WSPÓLNICY - KANCELARIA PRAWNA SP.K. Magdalena Jarosz WIERZBOWSKI EVERSHEDS, MEMBER OF EVERSHEDS INTERNATIONAL LTD. Witold Jarzyński RYMAR AND PARTNERS Jakub Jędrzejak WKB WIERCINSKI, KWIECINSKI, BAEHR Magdalena Kalinska WKB WIERCINSKI, KWIECINSKI, BAEHR Rafał Kamiński WHITE & CASE W. DANIŁOWICZ, W. JURCEWICZ I WSPÓLNICY - KANCELARIA PRAWNA SP.K. Tomasz Kański SOŁTYSIŃSKI KAWECKI & SZLĘZAK Iwona Karasek JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY KRAKOW Beniamin Kiewra SOŁTYSIŃSKI KAWECKI & SZLĘZAK Katarzyna Konstanty ZACHARZEWSKI & PARTNERS Artur Kopijkowski-Gozuch MINISTRY OF ECONOMY Tomasz Korczyński WIERZBOWSKI EVERSHEDS, MEMBER OF EVERSHEDS INTERNATIONAL LTD. Olga Koszewska CHADBOURNE & PARKE LLP Ewa Łachowska - Brol WIERZBOWSKI EVERSHEDS, MEMBER OF EVERSHEDS INTERNATIONAL LTD. Agnieszka Lisiecka WARDYŃSKI & PARTNERS Wojciech Łuczka HOGAN LOVELLS (WARSZAWA) LLP Firlej Marek MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF POLAND Sebastian Michalik CARGO-PARTNER SPEDYCJA SP. Z.O.O. Agata Mierzwa WIERZBOWSKI EVERSHEDS, MEMBER OF EVERSHEDS INTERNATIONAL LTD. Tomasz Misiak PWC POLAND Radosław Moczadło GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Magdalena Moczulska WARDYNSKI & PARTNERS Michal Niemirowicz-Szczytt BNT NEUPERT ZAMORSKA & PARTNERZY S.C. Krystyna Olczak DZO DMOWSKI ZAREMBA OLCZAK SP. Z O.O., MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL Krzysztof Pawlak SOŁTYSIŃSKI KAWECKI & SZLĘZAK Weronika Pelc WARDYNSKI & PARTNERS

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Alexandra Pereira dos Reis RAPOSO BERNARDO & ASSOCIADOS Łukasz Piebiak VIII DISTRICT COMMERCIAL COURT IN WARSAW Jakub Pokrzywniak WKB WIERCINSKI, KWIECINSKI, BAEHR Bartłomiej Raczkowski BARTŁOMIEJ RACZKOWSKI KANCELARIA PRAWA PRACY Anna Ratajczyk-Salamacha GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Piotr Sadownik GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Katarzyna Sarek BARTŁOMIEJ RACZKOWSKI KANCELARIA PRAWA PRACY Karolina Schiffter SOŁTYSIŃSKI KAWECKI & SZLĘZAK Zbigniew Skórczyński CHADBOURNE & PARKE LLP Iwona Smith PWC POLAND Ewelina Stobiecka E|N|W|C RECHTSANWALTE E.STOBIECKA KANCELARIA PRAWNA SP.K.

PORTUGAL EDP DISTRIBUIÇÃO - ENERGIA, SA VIEIRA DE ALMEIDA & ASSOCIADOS

Miguel Inácio Castro MOUTEIRA GUERREIRO, ROSA AMARAL & ASSOCIADOS - SOCIEDADE DE ADVOGADOS R.L.

Pedro Porto Dordio ANTÓNIO FRUTUOSO DE MELO E ASSOCIADOS - SOCIEDADE DE ADVOGADOS, R.L.

Maria Isabel Abreu POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF BRAGANÇA

Maria João Ricou CUATRECASAS, GONÇALVES PEREIRA

Laurinda Prazeres Cardoso FBL ADVOGADOS

Paula Alegria Martins MOUTEIRA GUERREIRO, ROSA AMARAL & ASSOCIADOS - SOCIEDADE DE ADVOGADOS R.L.

Andreia Junior GALI MACEDO & ASSOCIADOS

Margarida Ramalho ASSOCIAÇÃO DE EMPRESAS DE CONSTRUÇÃO, OBRAS PÚBLICAS E SERVIÇOS

Natália Garcia Alves ABREU ADVOGADOS Bruno Andrade Alves PWC PORTUGAL Filipa Arantes Pedroso MORAIS LEITÃO, GALVÃO TELES, SOARES DA SILVA & ASSOCIADOS, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Miguel Azevedo J & A GARRIGUES, S.L.P João Banza PWC PORTUGAL

Caetano Leitão BARROS, SOBRAL, G. GOMES & ASSOCIADOS Maria Manuel Leitão Marques SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE MODERNISATION Tiago Lemos PLEN - SOCIEDADE DE ADVOGADOS, RL Diogo Léonidas Rocha J & A GARRIGUES, S.L.P Jorge Pedro Lopes POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF BRAGANÇA

João Nuno Barrocas BARROCAS SARMENTO NEVES

Helga Lopes Ribeiro MOUTEIRA GUERREIRO, ROSA AMARAL & ASSOCIADOS - SOCIEDADE DE ADVOGADOS R.L.

Manuel P. Barrocas BARROCAS SARMENTO NEVES

Tiago Gali Macedo GALI MACEDO & ASSOCIADOS

Mark Bekker BEKKER LOGISTICA

Ana Margarida Maia MIRANDA CORREIA AMENDOEIRA & ASSOCIADOS

Rute Ramos CARLOS DE SOUSA E BRITO & ASSOCIADOS Manuel Raposo PWC PORTUGAL Filomena Rosa INSTITUTO DOS REGISTOS E DO NOTARIADO César Sá Esteves SRS ADVOGADOS

Filipe Santos Barata CUATRECASAS, GONÇALVES PEREIRA Cláudia Santos Malaquias MIRANDA CORREIA AMENDOEIRA & ASSOCIADOS

Łukasz Szegda WARDYNSKI & PARTNERS

Marco Bicó da Costa CREDINFORMAÇÕES/ EQUIFAX

Miguel Marques dos Santos J & A GARRIGUES, S.L.P

Anna Tarasiuk-Flodrowska HOGAN LOVELLS (WARSZAWA) LLP

Rui Capote PLEN - SOCIEDADE DE ADVOGADOS, RL

Fernando Marta CREDINFORMAÇÕES/ EQUIFAX

Angela Maria Silva PWC PORTUGAL

Dariusz Tokarczuk GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Ana Catarina Carnaz PWC PORTUGAL

Isabel Martínez de Salas J & A GARRIGUES, S.L.P

Eliana Silva Pereira GALI MACEDO & ASSOCIADOS

Tiago Castanheira Marques ABREU ADVOGADOS

Susana Melo GRANT THORNTON LLP

Susana Cebola INSTITUTO DOS REGISTOS E DO NOTARIADO

Francisco Guimarães Melo PWC PORTUGAL

Manuel Silveira Botelho ANTÓNIO FRUTUOSO DE MELO E ASSOCIADOS - SOCIEDADE DE ADVOGADOS, R.L.

Gabriel Cordeiro DIRECÇÃO MUNICIPAL DE GESTÃO URBANÍSTICA

Joaquim Luis Mendes GRANT THORNTON LLP

Joana Correia RAPOSO BERNARDO & ASSOCIADOS

José Carlos Monteiro JMSROC, LDA, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL

Anna Wietrzyńska DLA PIPER WIATER SP.K.

Marcelo Correia Alves BARROCAS SARMENTO NEVES

Ana Pinto Morais PWC PORTUGAL

Robert Windmill WINDMILL GĄSIEWSKI & ROMAN LAW OFFICE

Ana Raquel Costa PWC PORTUGAL

João Moucheira INSTITUTO DOS REGISTOS E DO NOTARIADO

Miguel de Avillez Pereira ABREU ADVOGADOS

António Mouteira Guerreiro MOUTEIRA GUERREIRO, ROSA AMARAL & ASSOCIADOS - SOCIEDADE DE ADVOGADOS R.L.

Jaroslaw Wisniewski PWC POLAND Piotr Witecki DLA PIPER WIATER SP.K. Gurba Włodzimierz MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF POLAND Tomasz Zabost PROLOGIS Andrzej Zacharzewski ZACHARZEWSKI & PARTNERS Malgorzata Zamorska BNT NEUPERT ZAMORSKA & PARTNERZY S.C. Grazyna Zaremba DZO DMOWSKI ZAREMBA OLCZAK SP. Z O.O., MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL Tomasz Zasacki WARDYNSKI & PARTNERS Magdalena Zwolinska BARTŁOMIEJ RACZKOWSKI KANCELARIA PRAWA PRACY

Maria de Lancastre Valente SRS ADVOGADOS João Cadete de Matos BANCO DE PORTUGAL Carlos de Sousa e Brito CARLOS DE SOUSA E BRITO & ASSOCIADOS João Duarte de Sousa J & A GARRIGUES, S.L.P

Rita Nogueira Neto J & A GARRIGUES, S.L.P Catarina Nunes PWC PORTUGAL Vitorino Oliveira INSTITUTO DOS REGISTOS E DO NOTARIADO

John Duggan PWC PORTUGAL

Ema Palma JMSROC, LDA, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL

Jaime Esteves PWC PORTUGAL

Rui Peixoto Duarte ABREU ADVOGADOS

Bruno Ferreira J & A GARRIGUES, S.L.P

Pedro Pereira Coutinho J & A GARRIGUES, S.L.P

Soﬁa Ferreira Enriquez RAPOSO BERNARDO & ASSOCIADOS

António Luís Pereira Figueiredo INSTITUTO DOS REGISTOS E DO NOTARIADO

Nuno Pimentel Gomes ABREU ADVOGADOS

Isabel Pinheiro Torres ABREU ADVOGADOS

Paulo Henriques UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA

Acácio Pita Negrão PLEN - SOCIEDADE DE ADVOGADOS, RL

Walter F. Chow O’NEILL & BORGES

Miguel A. Cordero PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY

Inês Saraiva de Aguilar ANTÓNIO FRUTUOSO DE MELO E ASSOCIADOS - SOCIEDADE DE ADVOGADOS, R.L.

Krzysztof Wierzbowski WIERZBOWSKI EVERSHEDS, MEMBER OF EVERSHEDS INTERNATIONAL LTD.

Odemaris Chacon WILLIAM ESTRELLA | ATTORNEYS & COUNSELORS

Raquel Santos MORAIS LEITÃO, GALVÃO TELES, SOARES DA SILVA & ASSOCIADOS, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Nuno Mansilha MIRANDA CORREIA AMENDOEIRA & ASSOCIADOS

Gonçalo Meneses CARLOS DE SOUSA E BRITO & ASSOCIADOS

Samuel Céspedes Jr MCCONNELL VALDÉS LLC

Harry Cook MCCONNELL VALDÉS LLC

Nelson Bernardo RAPOSO BERNARDO & ASSOCIADOS

Maria Manuela Correia GALI MACEDO & ASSOCIADOS

Solymar Castillo-Morales GOLDMAN ANTONETTI & CÓRDOVA P.S.C

Pedro Santos GRANT THORNTON LLP

Izabela Szcygielska WKB WIERCINSKI, KWIECINSKI, BAEHR

Radoslaw Waszkiewicz SOŁTYSIŃSKI KAWECKI & SZLĘZAK

Nydia Cardona CMA ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS LLP

Andrés Colberg WILLIAM ESTRELLA | ATTORNEYS & COUNSELORS

Barbara Berckmoes PWC PORTUGAL

Dominika Wagrodzka BNT NEUPERT ZAMORSKA & PARTNERZY S.C.

Jorge Capó Matos O’NEILL & BORGES

Francisco Salgueiro NEVILLE DE ROUGEMONT & ASSOCIADOS

Natalia Świderska THE SPIN INITIATIVE ASSOCIATION

Sylwia Tylenda RAPOSO BERNARDO & ASSOCIADOS

Edward Calvesbert DEPARTAMENTO DE DESARROLLO ECONOMICO PUERTO RICO

Manuel De Lemos COLEGIO DE ARQUITECTOS Y ARQUITECTOS PAISAJISTAS DE PUERTO RICO Miguel Del Rio DEL RIO ARQUITECTOS Myrtelena Díaz Pedora ADSUAR MUÑIZ GOYCO SEDA & PÉREZOCHOA, P.S.C Francisco Dox GOLDMAN ANTONETTI & CÓRDOVA P.S.C Antonio Escudero MCCONNELL VALDÉS LLC Alberto G. Estrella Ubaldo Fernandez O’NEILL & BORGES Dagmar Fernández QUIÑONES & SÁNCHEZ, PSC

Luís Filipe Sousa PWC PORTUGAL

Bennett Díaz Figueroa COLEGIO DE ARQUITECTOS Y ARQUITECTOS PAISAJISTAS DE PUERTO RICO

Carmo Sousa Machado ABREU ADVOGADOS

Edwin Figueroa MCCONNELL VALDÉS LLC

Bruna Sousa Pereira PWC PORTUGAL

David Freedman O’NEILL & BORGES

João Paulo Teixeira de Matos J & A GARRIGUES, S.L.P

Virginia Gomez PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY

Nuno Telleria BARROS, SOBRAL, G. GOMES & ASSOCIADOS

Pedro Janer CMA ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS LLP

Liza Helena Vaz PWC PORTUGAL

PUERTO RICO (U.S.)

Gerardo Jusino CMA ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS LLP Héctor Lebrón FERRAIUOLI, LLC

Viviana Aguilu PWC PUERTO RICO

Myrna I. Lozada-Guzmán GOLDMAN ANTONETTI & CÓRDOVA P.S.C

Alfredo Alvarez-Ibañez O’NEILL & BORGES

Antonio Marichal-Aponte MARICHAL & HERNANDEZ LLP

Vicente Antonetti GOLDMAN ANTONETTI & CÓRDOVA P.S.C

Hernan Marrero Calderon MCCONNELL VALDÉS LLC

Salvador Antonetti O’NEILL & BORGES

Oscar O Meléndez - Sauri COTO MALLEY & TAMARGO, LLP

Juan Aquino O’NEILL & BORGES

Juan Carlos Méndez MCCONNELL VALDÉS LLC

Antonio A. Arias-Larcada MCCONNELL VALDÉS LLC

Rafael Pérez-Villarini FPV & GALINDEZ CPAS, PSC, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL

Luis Ariza ABF FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC. James A. Arroyo TRANSUNION DE PUERTO RICO Hermann Bauer O’NEILL & BORGES Nikos Buxeda Ferrer ADSUAR MUÑIZ GOYCO SEDA & PÉREZOCHOA, P.S.C

Edwin Quiñones QUIÑONES & SÁNCHEZ, PSC Eduardo Regis TRG ARCHITECTS Thelma Rivera GOLDMAN ANTONETTI & CÓRDOVA P.S.C Victor Rodriguez MULTITRANSPORT & MARINE CO.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Victor Rodriguez PWC PUERTO RICO Loudres Rodriguez-Morera Edgardo Rosa FPV & GALINDEZ CPAS, PSC, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL José Fernando Rovira-Rullán FERRAIUOLI, LLC Jorge M. Ruiz Montilla MCCONNELL VALDÉS LLC Patricia Salichs O’NEILL & BORGES Hector Silen O’NEILL & BORGES

Kamal Hafez AL TAMIMI & COMPANY ADVOCATES & LEGAL CONSULTANTS

RADU TĂRĂCILĂ PĂDURARI RETEVOESCU SPRL IN ASSOCIATION WITH ALLEN & OVERY

Adriana Gaspar NESTOR NESTOR DICULESCU KINGSTON PETERSEN

Delia Paceagiu NESTOR NESTOR DICULESCU KINGSTON PETERSEN

Robert Hager PATTON BOGGS LLP

Adriana Almasan STOICA & ASOCIAŢII - SOCIETATE CIVILĂ DE AVOCAŢI

Monica Georgiadis DLA PIPER DINU SCA

Marius Pătrăşcanu MUŞAT & ASOCIAŢII

Gina Gheorghe LEAUA & ASOCIATII

Steven Pepa POP PEPA S C.A. ATTORNEYS- AT- LAW

Georgiana Ghitu DLA PIPER DINU SCA

Cosmin Petru-Bonea SALANS MOORE & ASOCIATII SCA

Sergiu Gidei D&B DAVID ŞI BAIAS LAW FIRM

Eugen Pop ENESCU, PANAIT, POP & PARTNERS

Ciprian Glodeanu WOLF THEISS

Claudiu Pop POP PEPA S C.A. ATTORNEYS- AT- LAW

Andra Gogulescu DLA PIPER DINU SCA

Alida Popa MUŞAT & ASOCIAŢII

Laura Gradinescu DLA PIPER DINU SCA

Cristina Popescu LINA & GUIA S.C.A

Marius Grigorescu LEAUA & ASOCIATII

Alina Popescu MUŞAT & ASOCIAŢII

Mihai Guia LINA & GUIA S.C.A

Mariana Popescu NATIONAL BANK OF ROMANIA

Argentina Hincu SALANS MOORE & ASOCIATII SCA

Cristian Predan GEBRUEDER WEISS SRL

Cristina Iacobescu POP PEPA S C.A. ATTORNEYS- AT- LAW

Irina Preoteasa PWC ROMANIA

Cristina Ibolea BADEA ASOCIATII IN ASSOCIATION WITH CLIFFORD CHANCE

Monica Preotescu NESTOR NESTOR DICULESCU KINGSTON PETERSEN

Diana Emanuela Ispas NESTOR NESTOR DICULESCU KINGSTON PETERSEN

Raluca Radu SALANS MOORE & ASOCIATII SCA

Walid Honein BADRI AND SALIM EL MEOUCHI LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF INTERLEGES Tajedin Idris Babekir MEEZA QSTP-LLC Abdulla Omar Ismail Al-Dafaa QATAR PETROLEUM Daoud Adel Issa QATAR PETROLEUM

Eduardo Tamargo COTO MALLEY & TAMARGO, LLP

Ahmed Jaaﬁr AL TAMIMI & COMPANY ADVOCATES & LEGAL CONSULTANTS

Jose Torres PUERTO RICO ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION

Marie-Anne Jabbour BADRI AND SALIM EL MEOUCHI LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF INTERLEGES

Carlos Valldejuly O’NEILL & BORGES

Marc Jreidini BADRI AND SALIM EL MEOUCHI LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF INTERLEGES

Laura Velez Velez MCCONNELL VALDÉS LLC Travis Wheatley O’NEILL & BORGES

QATAR DIAMOND SHIPPING SERVICES ERNST & YOUNG NATIONAL SHIPPING AND MARINE SERVICES COMPANY WLL QATAR CREDIT BUREAU

Maryline Kalaydjian BADRI AND SALIM EL MEOUCHI LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF INTERLEGES Upuli Kasturiarachchi PWC QATAR Sajid Khan PWC QATAR Frank Lucente AL TAMIMI & COMPANY ADVOCATES & LEGAL CONSULTANTS

SUPREME JUDICIARY COUNCIL, QATAR

Elias Matni BADRI AND SALIM EL MEOUCHI LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF INTERLEGES

Abdelmoniem Abutiffa QATAR INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM

Arnaud Montouché SCP D’AVOCATS UGGC & ASSOCIÉS

Hani Al Naddaf AL TAMIMI & COMPANY ADVOCATES & LEGAL CONSULTANTS

Rita Moukarzel BADRI AND SALIM EL MEOUCHI LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF INTERLEGES

Rashed Albuﬂasa PANALPINA QATAR WLL

Ahmed Tawﬁk Nassim AHMED TAWFIK & CO. CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT

SHARAF SHIPPING AGENCY

Cosmin Anghel BADEA ASOCIATII IN ASSOCIATION WITH CLIFFORD CHANCE Andrei Badiu 3B EXPERT AUDIT, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL Emanuel Băncilă D&B DAVID ŞI BAIAS LAW FIRM Irina Elena Bănică POP PEPA S C.A. ATTORNEYS- AT- LAW Alexandra Barac POP PEPA S C.A. ATTORNEYS- AT- LAW Irina Barbu D&B DAVID ŞI BAIAS LAW FIRM Monica Biciusca ANGHEL STABB & PARTNERS Silvia Bohalteanu MUŞAT & ASOCIAŢII Alin Buftea DLA PIPER DINU SCA Lucian Catrinoiu STOICA & ASOCIAŢII - SOCIETATE CIVILĂ DE AVOCAŢI Adrian Cazan DLA PIPER DINU SCA Cezara Chirica D&B DAVID ŞI BAIAS LAW FIRM Mara Ciju LINA & GUIA S.C.A Victor Ciocîltan OANCEA CIOCÎLTAN & ASOCIATII Andreea Ciorapciu SALANS MOORE & ASOCIATII SCA Anamaria Corbescu SALANS MOORE & ASOCIATII SCA Dorin Coza SULICA PROTOPOPESCU VONICA

CRENGUTA LEAUA LEAUA & ASOCIATII

Laura Radu STOICA & ASOCIAŢII - SOCIETATE CIVILĂ DE AVOCAŢI

Cristian Lina LINA & GUIA S.C.A

Cristian Radulescu TAXHOUSE SRL

Amalia Lincaru SALANS MOORE & ASOCIATII SCA

Ana Maria Ralea D&B DAVID ŞI BAIAS LAW FIRM

Edita Lovin RETIRED JUDGE OF ROMANIAN SUPREME COURT OF JUSTICE

Alexandra Rimbu MUŞAT & ASOCIAŢII

Smaranda Mandrescu POP PEPA S C.A. ATTORNEYS- AT- LAW

Charbel Neaman CLYDE & CO.

Ana Craciun POP PEPA S C.A. ATTORNEYS- AT- LAW

Dumitru Viorel Manescu NATIONAL UNION OF CIVIL LAW NOTARIES OF ROMANIA

Sujani Nisansala PWC QATAR

Tiberiu Csaki SALANS MOORE & ASOCIATII SCA

Oana Manuceanu PWC ROMANIA

Ziad Raheb BADRI AND SALIM EL MEOUCHI LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF INTERLEGES

Rebeca Dan POP PEPA S C.A. ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW

Gelu Maravela MUŞAT & ASOCIAŢII

Peter De Ruiter PWC ROMANIA

Carmen Medar D&B DAVID ŞI BAIAS LAW FIRM

Adrian Deaconu TAXHOUSE SRL

Raluca Mihaila PWC ROMANIA

Francisco Dox GOLDMAN ANTONETTI & CÓRDOVA P.S.C

Sadek Sadek AHMED TAWFIK & CO. CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT

Georgiana Descultu PWC ROMANIA

Mihaela Mihu SALANS MOORE & ASOCIATII SCA

Fouad El Haddad CLYDE & CO.

David Salt CLYDE & CO.

Luminita Dima NESTOR NESTOR DICULESCU KINGSTON PETERSEN

Dan Minoiu MUŞAT & ASOCIAŢII

Monita Barghachieh PATTON BOGGS LLP Solymar Castillo-Morales GOLDMAN ANTONETTI & CÓRDOVA P.S.C Ian Clay PWC QATAR Sleiman Dagher BADRI AND SALIM EL MEOUCHI LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF INTERLEGES Arnaud Depierrefeu SCP D’AVOCATS UGGC & ASSOCIÉS

Lyka Rom AHMED TAWFIK & CO. CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT

Chadia El Meouchi BADRI AND SALIM EL MEOUCHI LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF INTERLEGES

Mohammad Sami AL SULAITI, ATTORNEYS, LEGAL CONSULTANTS & ARBITRATORS

Neyla El-Khazen BADRI AND SALIM EL MEOUCHI LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF INTERLEGES

Zain Al Abdin Sharar QATAR UNIVERSITY

Sami Fakhoury AL TAMIMI & COMPANY ADVOCATES & LEGAL CONSULTANTS Sarah Fakhry BADRI AND SALIM EL MEOUCHI LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF INTERLEGES Dalal K. Farhat Harb ARAB ENGINEERING BUREAU Mohamed Fouad SULTAN AL-ABDULLA & PARTNERS Antonio Ghaleb AHMED TAWFIK & CO. CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT

Abdul Aziz Mohammed Sorour MINISTRY OF JUSTICE

Răzvan Dincă STOICA & ASOCIAŢII - SOCIETATE CIVILĂ DE AVOCAŢI Adriana Dobre D&B DAVID ŞI BAIAS LAW FIRM Rodica Dobre PWC ROMANIA

Dominic Morega MUŞAT & ASOCIAŢII Razvan Nanescu NESTOR NESTOR DICULESCU KINGSTON PETERSEN Adriana Neagoe NATIONAL BANK OF ROMANIA

Alexandru Dobrescu LINA & GUIA S.C.A

Manuela Marina Nestor NESTOR NESTOR DICULESCU KINGSTON PETERSEN

Yuenping Wong AL TAMIMI & COMPANY ADVOCATES & LEGAL CONSULTANTS

Ion Dragulin NATIONAL BANK OF ROMANIA

Theodor Catalin Nicolescu NICOLESCU & PERIANU LAW FIRM

ROMANIA ANRE

Laura Adina Duca NESTOR NESTOR DICULESCU KINGSTON PETERSEN

Oana Niculescu PWC ROMANIA

BITRANS LTD., MEMBER OF WORLD MEDIATRANS GROUP

Serban Epure BIROUL DE CREDIT

Georgiana Nito BADEA ASOCIATII IN ASSOCIATION WITH CLIFFORD CHANCE

HERCULE IMPEX

Corneliu Frunzescu D&B DAVID ŞI BAIAS LAW FIRM

Tudor Oancea OANCEA CIOCÎLTAN & ASOCIATII

Terence G.C. Witzmann HSBC

Anda Rojanschi D&B DAVID ŞI BAIAS LAW FIRM Angela Rosca TAXHOUSE SRL Andrei Săvescu SĂVESCU SI ASOCIATII Valentin Serban SALANS MOORE & ASOCIATII SCA Iulia Simion WOLF THEISS Alexandru Slujitoru D&B DAVID ŞI BAIAS LAW FIRM Ileana Sovaila MUŞAT & ASOCIAŢII Oana Soviani SALANS MOORE & ASOCIATII SCA David Stabb ANGHEL STABB & PARTNERS Alexandru Stanciu LEAUA & ASOCIATII Cristiana Stoica STOICA & ASOCIAŢII - SOCIETATE CIVILĂ DE AVOCAŢI Sorin Corneliu Stratula STRATULA MOCANU & ASOCIATII Roxana Talasman NESTOR NESTOR DICULESCU KINGSTON PETERSEN Florin Tineghe DLA PIPER DINU SCA Laura Tiuca SALANS MOORE & ASOCIATII SCA Madalina Trifan SALANS MOORE & ASOCIATII SCA Ionut Ursache PWC ROMANIA

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Cristina Vedel POP PEPA S C.A. ATTORNEYS- AT- LAW

Oksana Kostenko CMS LEGAL

Olga Yudina CMS LEGAL

Ravi Vadgama CREDIT REFERENCE BUREAU AFRICA LIMITED

Cristina Virtopeanu NESTOR NESTOR DICULESCU KINGSTON PETERSEN

Georgy Koval CMS LEGAL

Vladislav Zabrodin CAPITAL LEGAL SERVICES LLC

Alyona Kozyreva MACLEOD DIXON

Julia Zasukhina MACLEOD DIXON

SAMOA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION

Adelino Castelo David MINISTÉRE DU PLAN ET DES FINANCES

Marina Krasnobaeva YUKOV, KHRENOV & PARTNERS

Andrey Zavalishin CMS LEGAL

Tiffany Acton QUANTUM CONTRAX LTD.

Celiza Deus Lima JPALMS ADVOGADOS

RUSSIAN FEDERATION NATIONAL BUREAU OF CREDIT HISTORIES

Alyona Kucher DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP

Andrey Zelenin LIDINGS LAW FIRM

Hugo Betham BETHAM BROTHERS ENTERPRISES LTD.

Ilza Maria dos Santos Mado Vaz DIRECÇÃO DAS ALFÂNDEGAS

Nadezda Zenjutich ABU ACCOUNTING SERVICES

Mike Betham TRANSAM LTD.

RD CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

Ekaterina Evgenievna Lamanova MOESK

Alexandra Ferreira ATS – AGÊNCIA DE TRANSITOS VIAGENS E LOGÍSTICA LDA

Andrei Afanasiev BAKER & MCKENZIE - CIS, LIMITED

David Lasfargue GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

RWANDA BARLIRWA LTD.

Murray Drake DRAKE & CO.

Marat Agabalyan HERBERT SMITH CIS LLP

Andrey Lebedev YUKOV, KHRENOV & PARTNERS

Alberto Basomingera CABINET D’AVOCATS MHAYIMANA

Ruby Drake DRAKE & CO.

Dania Aknazarova CMS LEGAL

Anastasiya Lemysh CMS LEGAL

Fiona Ey CLARKE EY LAWYERS

Mike Allen RUSSIA CONSULTING

Maxim Likholetov MAGNUSSON

Guillermo Bolaños Pierre Célestin Bumbakare RWANDA REVENUE AUTHORITY

Alexey Almazov PROSPERITY PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Stepan Lubavsky FINEC

Julia Andreeva CAPITAL LEGAL SERVICES LLC

Dmitry Lyakhov RUSSIN & VECCHI, LLC.

Roxana Vornicu NESTOR NESTOR DICULESCU KINGSTON PETERSEN

TAX SERVICE

Anatoly E. Andriash MACLEOD DIXON

Igor N. Makarov BAKER & MCKENZIE - CIS, LIMITED

Maxim Anisimov PROSPERITY PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Anna Maximenko DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP

Mikhail Anosov CAPITAL LEGAL SERVICES LLC

Lyudmila Merzlikina ALRUD LAW FIRM

Konstantin Baranov CMS LEGAL

Yekaterina Migel INTEREXPERTIZA LLC

Marina Baranova MIKHALILOV & PARTNERS, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL

Svetlana Minakova YUKOV, KHRENOV & PARTNERS

Elena Barikhnovskaya SALANS Alexander Batalov CMS LEGAL

Dmitry Nikolaev MAERSK LINE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Aleksandr Panarin LOGISTIC SERVICE

Gasore Edward NATIONAL BANK OF RWANDA Duru Emmanuel GML LTD. Claudine Gasarabwe GASARABWE CLAUDINE & ASSOCIES Patrick Gashagaza DELOITTE LLP Jean Havugimana SHP CONSULTANTS Suzanne Iyakaremye SDV TRANSAMI Francois Xavier Kalinda UNIVERSITÉ NATIONALE DU RWANDA Désiré Kamanzi KAMANZI, NTAGANIRA & ASSOCIATES Théophile Kazeneza CABINET D’AVOCATS KAZENEZA Rodolphe Kembukuswa SDV TRANSAMI

Lawrie Burich QUANTUM CONTRAX LTD.

Heather Filisita MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT Margaret Fruean MINISTRY OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRY AND LABOUR Siíliíli Aumua Isaia Lameko MINISTRY OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRY AND LABOUR Namulauuul Lameko Viali LAND TRANSPORT AUTHORITY SAMOA George Latu LATU EY LAWYERS Tima Leavai LEAVAI LAW Sala Isitolo Leota PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT Leulua’iali’i Tasi Malifa SOGI LAW Maiava Peteru LAW FIRM MAIAVA V.R. PETERU

Sukayna Braganca BANCO INTERNACIONAL DE SÃO TOMÉ E PRÍNCIPE

Saul Fonseca MIRANDA CORREIA AMENDOEIRA & ASSOCIADOS Eudes Gabriel SUPERMARITIME SAO TOME Fidelio Lopes do Nascimento EBIC- CONSTRUÇÃO CIVIL Vítor Marques da Cruz FCB&A IN ASSOCIATION WITH POSSER DA COSTA & ASSOCIADOS Idalina Martinho DESPACHANTE OFICIAL HELDER BATISTA Raul Mota Cerveira MIRANDA CORREIA AMENDOEIRA & ASSOCIADOS Hugo Rita TERRA FORMA Manuel Roque MANUEL ROQUE LTDA. Ilma Salvaterra GUICHÉ ÚNICO PARA EMPRESAS Vitor Santos EBIC- CONSTRUÇÃO CIVIL Cláudia Santos Malaquias MIRANDA CORREIA AMENDOEIRA & ASSOCIADOS Peter Schouten SUPERMARITIME SAO TOME Rui Veríssimo SOARES DA COSTA

Derek Bloom CAPITAL LEGAL SERVICES LLC

Andrey Panov MONASTYRSKY, ZYUBA, STEPANOV & PARTNERS

Fedor Bogatyrev ALRUD LAW FIRM

Roman Peikrishvili GLOBALINK LOGISTICS GROUP

Isaïe Mhayimana CABINET D’AVOCATS MHAYIMANA

Maria Bykovskaya GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Eugene Perkunov HOGAN LOVELLS

Richard Mugisha TRUST LAW CHAMBERS

Oleg Petrov CMS LEGAL

Virginie Mukashema VIRGINIE MUKASHEMA

Ivan Podbereznyak DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP

Léopold Munderere CABINET D’AVOCATS-CONSEILS

Ekaterina Raykevich DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP

Claude Mutabazi Abayo MUTABAZI ABAYO LAW FIRM

Mikhail Romanovsky FINEC

Pothin Muvara

Toleafoa RS Toailoa TOA LAW OFFICE

Martin Nkurunziza DELOITTE LLP

Shan Shiraz Ali Usman TRADEPAC MARKETING LTD.

Abel Nsengiyumva CABINET ABEL NSENGIYUMVA

Avalisa Viali-Fautua’alii MINISTRY OF REVENUE

Ibrahim Al-Ajaji THE LAW FIRM OF DR. KHALID ALNOWAISER

Jean Claude Nsengiyumva TRIBUNAL DE COMMERCE DE MUSANZE

Sieni Voorwinden MANAGER LEGAL

Fayez Aldebs PWC SAUDI ARABIA

Paul Pavlidis CREDIT REFERENCE BUREAU AFRICA LIMITED

SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE EMAE

Ali. R. Al-Edrees AL-BASSAM

David Cranﬁeld CMS LEGAL Davidovskaya CHAMBER OF TAX ADVISERS OF RUSSIA Andrey Demusenko RUSSIA CONSULTING Grigory Domashenko Andrey Dukhin GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Valery Fedoreev BAKER & MCKENZIE Maria Gorban GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Andrey Savin CAPITAL LEGAL SERVICES LLC Maria Sinyavskaya CMS LEGAL Alexey Soldatov ABU ACCOUNTING SERVICES Rainer Stawinoga MAZARS RUSSIA

Inna Havanova CHAMBER OF TAX ADVISERS OF RUSSIA

Tatiana Stepanenko RUSSIA CONSULTING

Anton Kalanov INTEREXPERTIZA LLC

Valentina Subbotina INTEREXPERTIZA LLC

Ekaterina Karunets BAKER & MCKENZIE - CIS, LIMITED

Victoria Subocheva RUSSIN & VECCHI, LLC.

Darya Kazakova Podolskaia AMERINDE CONSOLIDATED, INC.

Ivetta Tchistiakova-Berd GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Alexander Khretinin HERBERT SMITH CIS LLP Olga Konkova ABU ACCOUNTING SERVICES Anastasia Konovalova MACLEOD DIXON

Nathan Loyd DN INTERNATIONAL

Damas Rurangwa EWSA Lucien Ruterana EWSA Etienne Ruzibiza Sandrali Sebakara BUREAU D’ETUDES CAEDEC Patrick Sebatigita UGENJE

Pavel Timofeev HANNES SNELLMAN LLC

Vincent Shyirambere OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OF LAND TITLES

Sergey Tufar ALRUD LAW FIRM

Florence Umurungi FREIGHT LOGISTIC SERVICES (R) LTD.

Peato Sam Ling SAMOA SHIPPING SERVICES LTD. Faiiletasi Elaine Seuao MINISTRY OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRY AND LABOUR Sala Theodore Sialau Toalepai SAMOA SHIPPING SERVICES LTD. Wilber Stewart STEWART ARCHITECTURE Aleluia Taise PLANNING AND URBAN MANAGEMENT AGENCY

António de Barros A. Aguiar SOCOGESTA Adelino Amado Pereira AMADO PEREIRA & ASSOCIADOS, SOCIEDADE DE ADVOGADOS Rui Amaral MIRANDA CORREIA AMENDOEIRA & ASSOCIADOS Eudes Aguiar EBIC- CONSTRUÇÃO CIVIL André Aureliano Aragão JURISCONSULTA & ADVOGADO Helder Batista DESPACHANTE OFICIAL HELDER BATISTA

SAUDI ARABIA ERNST & YOUNG Emad Fareed Abdul Jawad GLOBE MARINE SERVICES CO. Abdulaziz Abdullatif AL-SOAIB LAW FIRM Asad Abedi THE ALLIANCE OF ABBAS F. GHAZZAWI & CO. AND HAMMAD, AL-MEHDAR & CO. Omar Al Saab LAW OFFICE OF MOHANNED BIN SAUD AL-RASHEED IN ASSOCIATION WITH BAKER BOTTS LLP

Mohammed Al-Ghamdi FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI LLP Nader Alharbi AL-JADAAN & PARTNERS LAW FIRM Abdullah Al-Hashim AL-JADAAN & PARTNERS LAW FIRM Hesham Al-Homoud THE LAW FIRM OF DR. HESHAM AL-HOMOUD Abdulrahman Al-Ibrahim ELECTRICITY & CO-GENERATION REGULATORY AUTHORITY Mohammed Al-Jadaan AL-JADAAN & PARTNERS LAW FIRM

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Nabil Abdullah Al-Mubarak SAUDI CREDIT BUREAU - SIMAH

Marie Ba BDO S.A.

Mbaye Sarr SCP MAME ADAMA GUEYE & ASSOCIÉS

Aleksandra Jovic CMS CAMERON MCKENNA

Miloš Vulić PRICA & PARTNERS LAW OFFICE

Fayez Al-Nemer TALAL BIN NAIF AL-HARBI LAW FIRM

Ibrahima Diagne GAINDE 2000

Branko Jovičić ADVOKATSKA KANCELARIJA

Miloš Živković ŽIVKOVIĆ & SAMARDŽIĆ LAW OFFICE

Lamia Abdulaziz Al-Ogailee FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI LLP

Amadou Diouldé Diallo MINISTÈRE DE L’URBANISME ET DE L’ASSAINISSEMENT

Daniel-Sedar Senghor SCP SENGHOR & SARR, NOTAIRES ASSOCIÉS

Nemanja Kacavenda A.D. INTEREUROPA, BELGRADE

SEYCHELLES AQUARIUS SHIPPING AGENCY

Ayedh Al-Otaibi SAUDI ARABIAN GENERAL INVESTMENT AUTHORITY

Fidèle Dieme SENELEC

Musaed Al-Otaibi THE LAW FIRM OF SALAH AL-HEJAILAN

Adiouma Dione PROQUELEC

Mohammed Al-Soaib AL-SOAIB LAW FIRM

Issa Dione SENELEC

Wicki Andersen BAKER BOTTS LLP

Amadou Diop GAINDE 2000

Abdul Moeen Arnous LAW OFFICE OF HASSAN MAHASSNI

Andrée Diop-Depret GA 2 D

Wael Bafakih BAFAKIH & NASSIEF

Khadijatou Fary Diop Thiombane CABINET JURAFRIK CONSEIL EN AFFAIRES (JCA)

John Beaumont AL-JADAAN & PARTNERS LAW FIRM Salah Deeb AL TAMIMI & COMPANY ADVOCATES & LEGAL CONSULTANTS

Amadou Drame CABINET D’AVOCAT Cheikh Fall CABINET D’AVOCAT

Abou Bakr Gadour TOBAN, ATTORNEYS AT LAW & LEGAL ADVISORS

Aïssatou Fall PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS TAX & LEGAL SA

Imad El-Dine Ghazi LAW OFFICE OF HASSAN MAHASSNI

Malick Fall PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS TAX & LEGAL SA

Rahul Goswami LAW OFFICE OF HASSAN MAHASSNI

Bakary Faye BDS

Fatma Sene CABINET SARR & ASSOCIÉS, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Mbacké Sene SENELEC Codou Sow-Seck GENI & KEBE

Nikola Kliska MARIC, MALISIC & DOSTANIC O.A.D. CORRESPONDENT LAW FIRM OF GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL

Ousmane Thiam MAERSK LOGISTICS

Emmanuel Koenig PWC SERBIA

Ibra Thiombane CABINET JURAFRIK CONSEIL EN AFFAIRES (JCA)

Dubravka Kosić LAW OFFICE KOSIĆ

Sokna Thiombane CABINET JURAFRIK CONSEIL EN AFFAIRES (JCA) Baba Traore TRANSFRET Emmanuel Yehouessi BCEAO

SERBIA TRIMO INZENJERING D.O.O. Milos Andjelkovic WOLF THEISS Bojana Bjelicic PWC SERBIA Marija Bojović BOJOVIĆ DAŠIĆ KOJOVIĆ

Shadi Haroon LAW OFFICE OF MOHANNED BIN SAUD AL-RASHEED IN ASSOCIATION WITH BAKER BOTTS LLP

Mustapha Faye CABINET SARR & ASSOCIÉS, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Kenny Hawsey PWC SAUDI ARABIA

Balla Gningue SCP MAME ADAMA GUEYE & ASSOCIÉS

Milan Brkovic ASSOCIATION OF SERBIAN BANKS

Hazim Karam BAFAKIH & NASSIEF

Antoine Gomis SCP SENGHOR & SARR, NOTAIRES ASSOCIÉS

Branko Bukvić ŽIVKOVIĆ & SAMARDŽIĆ LAW OFFICE

Glenn Lovell AL TAMIMI & COMPANY ADVOCATES & LEGAL CONSULTANTS Zaid Mahayni LAW OFFICE OF HASSAN MAHASSNI Abdulrahman M. Al Mohizai ELECTRICITY & CO-GENERATION REGULATORY AUTHORITY Fadi Obiedat TALAL ABU GHAZALEH LEGAL (TAG-LEGAL) K. Joseph Rajan GLOBE MARINE SERVICES CO. Mustafa Saleh EMDAD ARRIYADH Abdul Shakoor GLOBE MARINE SERVICES CO. Peter Stansﬁeld AL-JADAAN & PARTNERS LAW FIRM Sameh M. Toban TOBAN, ATTORNEYS AT LAW & LEGAL ADVISORS

Matthias Hubert PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS TAX & LEGAL SA Alioune Ka ETUDE SCP MES KA Oumy Kalsoum Gaye CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE D’INDUSTRIE ET D’AGRICULTURE DE DAKAR Mahi Kane PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS TAX & LEGAL SA Sidy Abdallah Kanoute ETUDE ME IDY KANOUTÉ Mouhamed Kebe GENI & KEBE Ousseynou Lagnane BDS Moussa Mbacke ETUDE NOTARIALE MOUSSA MBACKE Mamadou Mbaye SCP MAME ADAMA GUEYE & ASSOCIÉS

Natasha Zahid BAKER BOTTS LLP

Ibrahima Mbodj AVOCAT À LA COUR

Soudki Zawaydeh PWC SAUDI ARABIA

Pierre Michaux PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS TAX & LEGAL SA

Jean Benoit Zegers THE LAW FIRM OF SALAH AL-HEJAILAN

SENEGAL SDV LOGISTICS Khaled Abou El Houda CABINET KANJO KOITA Diaby Aboubakar BCEAO Adoul Aziz CENTRE DE GESTION AGRÉÉ DE DAKAR

Aly Mar Ndiaye COMMISSION DE RÉGULATION DU SECTEUR DE L’ELECTRICITÉ Moustapha Ndoye AVOCAT À LA COUR Madior Niang TRANSCONTINENTAL TRANSIT Babacar Sall BDS Ousmane Samba Mamadou BCEAO

Tatjana Kaplanovic JETSET REAL ESTATE AGENCY

Bojana Bregovic WOLF THEISS

Marina Bulatovic WOLF THEISS Ana Čalić PRICA & PARTNERS LAW OFFICE Dejan Certic ADVOKATSKA KANCELARIJA Jovan Cirkovic HARRISON SOLICITORS Nataša Cvetićanin LAW OFFICES JANKOVIĆ, POPOVIĆ & MITIĆ Vladimir Dabić THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR FINANCIAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT Simon Dayes CMS CAMERON MCKENNA Lidija Djeric LAW OFFICES POPOVIC, POPOVIC, SAMARDZIJA & POPOVIC Uroš Djordjević ŽIVKOVIĆ & SAMARDŽIĆ LAW OFFICE Nemanja Djukic ŽIVKOVIĆ & SAMARDŽIĆ LAW OFFICE Bojana Djurovic WOLF THEISS Veljko Dostanic MARIC, MALISIC & DOSTANIC O.A.D. CORRESPONDENT LAW FIRM OF GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Vuk Drašković BOJOVIĆ DAŠIĆ KOJOVIĆ Jelena Edelman PRICA & PARTNERS LAW OFFICE Jelena S. Gazivoda LAW OFFICES JANKOVIĆ, POPOVIĆ & MITIĆ Danica Gligorijevic PRICA & PARTNERS LAW OFFICE Dejan Jeremić REPUBLIC GEODETIC AUTHORITY

Vidak Kovacevic WOLF THEISS Dejan Krstic FREE LANCE LEGAL CONSULTANT Zach Kuvizić KUVIZIĆ LAW OFFICE Krzysztof Lipka PWC SERBIA Rastko Malisic MARIĆ, MALIŠIĆ & DOSTANIĆ O.A.D. Aleksandar Mančev PRICA & PARTNERS LAW OFFICE Ines Matijević-Papulin HARRISON SOLICITORS Jelena Miljkovic PWC SERBIA Marko Mrvic LAW OFFICE KOSIĆ Dimitrije Nikolić CARGO T. WEISS D.O.O. Jelena Obradović ŽIVKOVIĆ & SAMARDŽIĆ LAW OFFICE Darija Ognjenović PRICA & PARTNERS LAW OFFICE Vladimir Perić PRICA & PARTNERS LAW OFFICE Milan Petrović ADVOKATSKA KANCELARIJA Mihajlo Prica PRICA & PARTNERS LAW OFFICE Ana Radivojević PWC SERBIA Branislav Ristić ADVOKATSKA KANCELARIJA Carol Santoni MARIĆ-MALIŠIĆ-DOSTANIĆ OAD CORRESPONDENT LAW FIRM OF GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL Stojan Semiz CMS CAMERON MCKENNA Milan Stefanović REGULATORY REVIEW UNIT Zoran Teodosijević LAW OFFICES JANKOVIĆ, POPOVIĆ & MITIĆ Jovana Tomić ŽIVKOVIĆ & SAMARDŽIĆ LAW OFFICE Snežana Tošić SERBIAN BUSINESS REGISTERS AGENCY Sanja Vesic A.D. INTEREUROPA, BELGRADE Andreja Vrazalic MORAVČEVIĆ, VOJNOVIĆ & ZDRAVKOVIĆ U SARADNJI SA SCHÖNHERR Milenko Vucaj PD “ELEKTRODISTRIBUCIJA BEOGRAD” D.O.O.

PUBLIC UTILITIES CORPORATION Laura. A. Alcindor Valabhji STERLING OFFSHORE LIMITED Bobby Brantley Jr. STERLING OFFSHORE LIMITED Lucienne Charlette SEYCHELLES REGISTRAR GENERAL Brian Julie DERJACQUES & ELIZABETH CHAMBERS Conrad Lablache PARDIWALLA TWOMEY LABLACHE Susan Morel MINISTRY OF EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT Joe Morin MAHE SHIPPING CO. LTD. Margaret Nourice STAMP DUTY COMMISSION Brian Orr MEJ ELECTRICAL Serge Rouillon ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Divino Sabino PARDIWALLA TWOMEY LABLACHE Kieran B. Shah BARRISTER & ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Harry Tirant TIRANT & ASSOCIATES Melchior Vidot APPLEBY GLOBAL

SIERRA LEONE BANK OF SIERRA LEONE FITZ-GRAHAM & ASSOCIATES SIERRA LEONE COMMERCIAL BANK Alfred Akibo-Betts NATIONAL REVENUE AUTHORITY Gideon Ayi-Owoo PWC GHANA Christiana Baah PWC GHANA Abdul Akim Bangura ASSOCIATION OF CLEARING AND FORWARDING AGENCIES SIERRA LEONE Desmond Dalton Beckley DALTTECH / DESMI ENTERPRISES Cheryl Blake B & J PARTNERS Charles Campbell CHARLES CAMPBELL & CO. Emile Carr LEONE CONSULTANTS Paul Chiy CLAS LEGAL Leslie Theophilus Clarkson AHMRY SERVICES Kpana M. Conteh NATIONAL REVENUE AUTHORITY Michaela Kadijatu Conteh WRIGHT & CO. Abu Bakr Dexter E.E.C. SHEARS-MOSES & CO. Mariama Dumbuya RENNER THOMAS & CO., ADELE CHAMBERS

Srećko Vujaković MORAVČEVIĆ, VOJNOVIĆ & ZDRAVKOVIĆ U SARADNJI SA SCHÖNHERR

William L. Farmer MINISTRY OF LANDS, COUNTRY PLANNING AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Tanja Vukotić Marinković SERBIAN BUSINESS REGISTERS AGENCY

Pabai Fofanah NATIONAL REVENUE AUTHORITY

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Mohamed Ahmad Tunis AHMRY SERVICES Darcy White PWC GHANA Franklyn Williams SIERRA LEONE BUSINESS FORUM LTD. Yada Williams YADA WILLIAMS AND ASSOCIATE Rowland Wright WRIGHT & CO.

SINGAPORE BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY ERNST & YOUNG FIRE SAFETY & SHELTER DEPARTMENT LAND TRANSPORT AUTHORITY MINISTRY OF MANPOWER THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AGENCY PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD SHOOK LIN & BOK IN ASSOCIATION WITH ALLEN & OVERY URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY WONG TAN & MOLLY LIM LLC Malcolm BH Tan INSOLVENCY & PUBLIC TRUSTEE’S OFFICE

Yong Tat Tan ACCOUNTING & CORPORATE REGULATORY AUTHORITY, ACRA Douglas Tan STEVEN TAN PAC, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL Nicole Tang CREDIT BUREAU SINGAPORE PTE LTD. Siu Ing Teng SINGAPORE LAND AUTHORITY Keith Tnee TAN KOK QUAN PARTNERSHIP Stefanie Yuen Thio TSMP LAW CORPORATION

SLOVAK REPUBLIC ALLEN & OVERY BRATISLAVA, S.R.O. Zuzana Lodova Amrichová PWC SLOVAKIA Martina Behuliaková GEODESY, CARTOGRAPHY AND CADASTRE AUTHORITY OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC Peter Bollardt ČECHOVÁ & PARTNERS, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI AND WSG Todd Bradshaw PWC SLOVAKIA Miroslava Budínska DEDÁK & PARTNERS

Alieyah Keita

Paerin Choa TSMP LAW CORPORATION

Adekunle Milton King PETROLEUM RESOURCES UNIT

Douglas Chow MINISTRY OF TRADE & INDUSTRY

Mary Kwarteng PWC GHANA

Kit Min Chye TAN PENG CHIN LLC

Katarína Čechová ČECHOVÁ & PARTNERS, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI AND WSG

Millicent Lewis-Ojumu CLAS LEGAL

Leonard Goh ACCOUNTING & CORPORATE REGULATORY AUTHORITY, ACRA

Kristina Cermakova PETERKA & PARTNERS

Corneleius Max-Williams DESTINY SHIPPING AGENCIES AND CLEARING AND FORWARDING AGENCIES

Thomas Ho ONG & ONG ARCHITECTS

Ján Budinský SLOVAK CREDIT BUREAU, S.R.O.

Elena Červenová WHITE & CASE

Ashok Kumar

Tomas Cibula WHITE & CASE

Prossie Namakula PWC GHANA

K. Latha ACCOUNTING & CORPORATE REGULATORY AUTHORITY, ACRA

Ema Cveckova DEDÁK & PARTNERS

Melron Nicol-Wilson NICOL WILSON & CO.

Kwok Ting Lee PARTNERS GROUP PTE LTD. (SINGAPORE)

Miriam Nortey PWC GHANA

Eng Beng Lee RAJAH & TANN LLP

Christopher J. Peacock SERPICO TRADING ENTERPRISES

James Leong SUBORDINATE COURTS

Christian Pratt MINISTRY OF LANDS, COUNTRY PLANNING AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Yik Wee Liew WONGPARTNERSHIP LLP

Mohamed Pa Momoh Fofanah EDRINA CHAMBERS

Ade Renner-Thomas RENNER THOMAS & CO., ADELE CHAMBERS Mohamed Salisu MINISTRY OF FINANCE Kargbo Santigie A+S BUSINESS CENTRE Augustine Santos Kamara NATIONAL REVENUE AUTHORITY Julia Sarkodie-Mensah Horatio Sawyer MINISTRY OF WORKS HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE (MWH&I) Michaela Serry WRIGHT & CO. Edward Siaffa NATIONAL REVENUE AUTHORITY Fatmata Sorie WRIGHT & CO. Samuel Swarray-Lewis CLAS LEGAL Rodney O. Temple EROD CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING SERVICES Valisius Thomas ADVENT CHAMBERS

William Lim CREDIT BUREAU SINGAPORE PTE LTD. Kexin Lim PWC SINGAPORE

Ondřej Dušek PETERKA & PARTNERS

Miroslava Terem Greštiaková PWC SLOVAKIA

Radoslava Hoglová ZUKALOVÁ - ADVOKÁTSKA KANCELÁRIA S.R.O.

Lee Chuan Seng BECA CARTER HOLDINGS & FERNER (S.E. ASIA) PTE. LTD. Disa Sim RAJAH & TANN LLP

Vesna Božič ODVETNIKI ŠELIH & PARTNERJI

Maria Malovcova PWC SLOVAKIA

Nataša Božović BANK OF SLOVENIA

Přemysl Marek PETERKA & PARTNERS

Erika Braniselj NOTARY OFFICE BRANISELJ

Tomáš Maretta ČECHOVÁ & PARTNERS, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI AND WSG

Mitja Černe BDO EOS SVETOVANJE D.O.O.

Lucia Miklasová PETERKA & PARTNERS Nadezda Niksova GEODESY, CARTOGRAPHY AND CADASTRE AUTHORITY OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC Jaroslav Niznansky JNC LEGAL S.R.O. Veronika Pazmanyova WHITE & CASE Ladislav Pompura MONAREX AUDIT CONSULTING Zora Puškáčová ZUKALOVÁ - ADVOKÁTSKA KANCELÁRIA S.R.O. Simona Rapavá WHITE & CASE Zuzana Šálková ČECHOVÁ & PARTNERS, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI AND WSG Gerta Sámelová-Flassiková ALIANCIAADVOKÁTOV AK, S.R.O. Ľubomír Šatka WHITE & CASE Zuzana Satkova PWC SLOVAKIA Christiana Serugova PWC SLOVAKIA

Juraj Fuska WHITE & CASE

Mehul Patel GLOBAL IMPEX LINK

David Sandison PWC SINGAPORE

Jozef Malý DETVAI LUDIK MALÝ UDVAROS

KANCELÁŘ

Peter Hodál WHITE & CASE

Amitoj Saini MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE

Ana Berce ODVETNIKI ŠELIH & PARTNERJI

Jaroslav Škubal PRK PARTNERS S.R.O. ADVOKÁTNÍ

Chee Siong Ng SINGAPORE CUSTOMS

Alan Ross PWC SINGAPORE

Ľubomír Leško PETERKA & PARTNERS

Peter Formela ABONEX, S.R.O.

Simona Halakova ČECHOVÁ & PARTNERS, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI AND WSG

Kannan Ramesh TAN KOK QUAN PARTNERSHIP

Teja Batagelj AGENCY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA FOR PUBLIC LEGAL RECORDS AND RELATED SERVICES

Michal Simunic ČECHOVÁ & PARTNERS, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI AND WSG

Petronela Galambosova PANALPINA SLOVAKIA, S.R.O.

Michaela Špetková GEODESY, CARTOGRAPHY AND CADASTRE AUTHORITY OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC Lubica Suhajova PWC SLOVAKIA Andrea Šupáková DETVAI LUDIK MAlÝ UDVAROS Zdenka Švingalová MONAREX AUDIT CONSULTING Michal Toman PWC SLOVAKIA Stanislava Valientová WHITE & CASE

Vladimir Ivanco WHITE & CASE

Peter Varga PRK PARTNERS S.R.O. ADVOKÁTNÍ

Miroslav Jalec ZAPADOSLOVENSKA ENERGETIKA, A.S.

KANCELÁŘ

Tomáš Kamenec DEDÁK & PARTNERS Veronika Keszeliova ČECHOVÁ & PARTNERS, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI AND WSG Roman Konrad PROFINAM, S.R.O. Miroslav Kopac NATIONAL BANK OF SLOVAKIA Lukas Kvokacka PWC SLOVAKIA

SODO D.O.O.

Katarina Leitmannová GEODESY, CARTOGRAPHY AND CADASTRE AUTHORITY OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC

Matej Firicky WHITE & CASE

Max Ng GATEWAY LAW CORPORATION

See Tiat Quek PWC SINGAPORE

Soňa Lehocká ALIANCIAADVOKÁTOV AK, S.R.O.

Lukas Vlnecka PWC SLOVAKIA Jakub Vojtko JNC LEGAL S.R.O. Martina Zdechovanova PETERKA & PARTNERS Dagmar Zukalová ZUKALOVÁ - ADVOKÁTSKA KANCELÁRIA S.R.O.

SLOVENIA ENERGY AGENCY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA

Thomas Dane PWC SLOVENIA Miodrag Dordevic SUPREME COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA Nada Drobnic KPMG Marina Ferfolja Howland FERFOLJA, LJUBIC IN PARTNERJI Aleksander Ferk PWC SLOVENIA Ana Filipov FILIPOV PETROVIČ JERAJ IN COOPERATION WITH SCHÖNHERR Nastja Gojtan MIRO SENICA IN ODVETNIKI Alenka Gorenčič DELOITTE LLP Hermina Govekar Vičič THE BANK ASSOCIATION OF SLOVENIA Damijan Gregorc MIRO SENICA IN ODVETNIKI Masa Grgurevic Alcin SUPREME COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA Matej Grm THE BANK ASSOCIATION OF SLOVENIA Barbara Guzina DELOITTE LLP Rajko Hribar ELEKTRO LJUBLJANA D.D. Damjana Iglič BANK OF SLOVENIA Sabina Jereb MINISTRY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND SPATIAL PLANNING Aleksandra Jemc LAW OFFICE JADEK & PENSA D.N.O. - O.P., WITH THE SUPPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG Jernej Jeraj FILIPOV PETROVIČ JERAJ IN COOPERATION WITH SCHÖNHERR Roman Jesenko ELEKTRO LJUBLJANA D.D. Mia Kalaš ODVETNIKI ŠELIH & PARTNERJI Ermina Kamencic CMS REICH-ROHRWIG HAINZ Boštjan Kavšek ODVETNIKI ŠELIH & PARTNERJI Rok Kokalj ROJS, PELJHAN, PRELESNIK & PARTNERJI, O.P., D.O.O. Vita Korinšek CITY STUDIO Miro Košak NOTARY OFFICE KOŠAK Vida Kovše ODVETNIKI ŠELIH & PARTNERJI Nevenka Kržan KPMG

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Vatovec Lea CMS REICH-ROHRWIG HAINZ Aleš Lunder CMS REICH-ROHRWIG HAINZ Marjan Mahnič KPMG Darja Malogorski KPMG Clare Moger PWC SLOVENIA Eva Mozina MIRO SENICA IN ODVETNIKI Lojze Mrhar VIATOR & VEKTOR Mojca Muha MIRO SENICA IN ODVETNIKI Siniša Nišavić DATA D.O.O Matic Novak ROJS, PELJHAN, PRELESNIK & PARTNERJI, O.P., D.O.O. Blaž Ogorevc ODVETNIKI ŠELIH & PARTNERJI Irena Ostojic CITY STUDIO Grega Peljhan ROJS, PELJHAN, PRELESNIK & PARTNERJI, O.P., D.O.O. Tomaž Petrovič FILIPOV PETROVIČ JERAJ IN COOPERATION WITH SCHÖNHERR Natasa Pipan Nahtigal ODVETNIKI ŠELIH & PARTNERJI Petra Plevnik MIRO SENICA IN ODVETNIKI Igor Podbelšek ELEKTRO LJUBLJANA D.D. Bojan Podgoršek NOTARIAT

Alojz Zupančič CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA

SOLOMON ISLANDS Dayson Boso OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MAGISTRAR Don Boykin PACIFIC ARCHITECTS LTD. Chris Harpa PACIFIC LAWYERS John Katahanas SOL - LAW John Keniapisia LAWYER

Andreja Škoﬁč-Klanjšček DELOITTE LLP Boštjan Špec LAW OFFICE JADEK & PENSA D.N.O. - O.P., WITH THE SUPPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG Maja Stojko MIRO SENICA IN ODVETNIKI Gregor Strojin SUPREME COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA Tilen Terlep ODVETNIKI ŠELIH & PARTNERJI Josip Tomac HIDRIA PERLES D.O.O. Melita Trop MIRO SENICA IN ODVETNIKI Lea Volovec LAW OFFICE JADEK & PENSA D.N.O. - O.P., WITH THE SUPPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG Katja Wostner BDO EOS SVETOVANJE D.O.O. Katja Šegedin Zevnik DATA D.O.O

Amanda Lea BOWMAN GILFILLAN INC. Robert Steven Gordon Linde SIL-GATTY TRADING CARRIERS AND CONSULTANTS

Burton Meyer CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR INC.

Andrew Norrie BRIDGE LAWYERS

Gabriel Meyer DENEYS REITZ INC. / AFRICA LEGAL

Haelo Pelu MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND LEGAL AFFAIRS

Phetole Modika CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR INC.

Roselle R. Rosales PACIFIC ARCHITECTS LTD.

Glory Moumakwe CIPRO (COMPANIES & IPR REGISTRATION OFFICE)

Leonard Saii SPARK ELECTRICAL SERVICES Gregory Joseph Sojnocki MORRIS & SOJNOCKI CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS, WITH THE SUPPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG John Sullivan SOL - LAW Billy Titiulu PACIFIC LAWYERS Whitlam K. Togamae WHITLAM K TOGAMAE LAWYERS Pamela Wilde MINISTRY FOR JUSTICE AND LEGAL AFFAIRS

Q & N WEST EXPORT TRADING HOUSE

Jaka Simončič LAW OFFICE JADEK & PENSA D.N.O. - O.P., WITH THE SUPPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG

Paul Lategan EDWARD NATHAN SONNENBERGS INC.

Maurice Nonipitu KRAMER AUSENCO

Magda Posavec KPMG

Savic Sanja DELOITTE LLP

Annette Landman PWC SOUTH AFRICA

Dentana McKinnie SOLOMON ISLANDS GOVERNMENT

SOUTH AFRICA ESKOM

Aleksander Rajh VIATOR & VEKTOR

Ryan Kraut BDO SPENCER STEWARD SOUTHERN AFRICAN CO-ORDINATION (PTY) LIMITED

Joey Mathekga CIPRO (COMPANIES & IPR REGISTRATION OFFICE)

Jan Poniž DATA D.O.O

Jan Primec ROJS, PELJHAN, PRELESNIK & PARTNERJI, O.P., D.O.O.

Kim Goss BOWMAN GILFILLAN INC.

Hajira Akhalwaya PWC SOUTH AFRICA

RAPOSO BERNARDO & ASSOCIADOS Basilio Aguirre REGISTRO DE LA PROPIEDAD DE ESPAÑA Marco Alcalde DR. FRÜHBECK ABOGADOS S.L.P Angel Alonso Hernández URÍA & MENÉNDEZ, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Montserrat Jané GÓMEZ-ACEBO & POMBO ABOGADOS

Cristina Ayo Ferrándiz URÍA & MENÉNDEZ, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Igor Kokorev PÉREZ - LLORCA

Juan Antonio Barcelo Ramis Santiago Barrenechea LANDWELL PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS TAX & LEGAL SERVICES S.L. Denise Bejarano PÉREZ - LLORCA Alfonso Benavides CLIFFORD CHANCE Juan Bolás Alfonso NOTARIADO

Agustín Bou JAUSAS

Twaambo Muleza BOWMAN GILFILLAN INC.

Héctor Bouzo Cortejosa SOLCAISUR S.L.

Emmanuel Ngubane LAFARGE

Teresa Camacho Artacho URÍA & MENÉNDEZ, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Hansuya Reddy DENEYS REITZ INC. / AFRICA LEGAL Lucinde Rhoodie CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR INC. Andres Sepp OFFICE OF THE CHIEF REGISTRAR OF DEEDS

Joaquín Rodriguez Hernández COLEGIO DE REGISTRADORES

Ana Armijo ASHURST

Sizwe Msimang BOWMAN GILFILLAN INC.

Eamonn David Quinn ATTORNEY-AT-LAW

Jorge Hernandez EQUIFAX IBERICA

Alejandro Huertas León J & A GARRIGUES, S.L.P

Vicente Bootello J & A GARRIGUES, S.L.P

Kerry Plots CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR INC.

Juan Ignacio Gomeza Villa NOTARIO DE BILBAO

Nuria Armas BANCO DE ESPAÑA

Lebogang Mphahlele MERVYN TABACK INCORPORATED

Sanelisiwe Nyasulu GARLICKE & BOUSFIELD INC.

Pedro Garrido Chamorro NOTARIADO

Laura Camarero BAKER & MCKENZIE Virginia Casado URÍA & MENÉNDEZ, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Lorenzo Clemente Naranjo J & A GARRIGUES, S.L.P Francisco Conde Viñuelas CUATRECASAS, GONÇALVES PEREIRA Jaume Cornudella i Marquès PWC SPAIN

Jaime Llopis CUATRECASAS, GONÇALVES PEREIRA Joaquin Macias ASHURST Juan Carlos Marhuenda Gómez TLACORP Susana Marimón Charola GÓMEZ-ACEBO & POMBO ABOGADOS Daniel Marín GÓMEZ-ACEBO & POMBO ABOGADOS Ana Martín J & A GARRIGUES, S.L.P Jorge Martín - Fernández CLIFFORD CHANCE Ignacio Martín Martín Fernández CAZORLA ABOGADOS, SLP Joaquim Martínez FEDERAL LOGISTIC SERVICES Gabriel Martínez RUSSELL BEDFORD ESPANA, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL José Manuel Mateo J & A GARRIGUES, S.L.P Eva Mur Mestre PWC SPAIN Nicolás Nogueroles Peiró COLEGIO DE REGISTRADORES DE LA PROPIEDAD Y MERCANTILES DE ESPAÑA Ana Novoa BAKER & MCKENZIE

Juan Jose Corral Moreno CUATRECASAS, GONÇALVES PEREIRA

Alberto Núñez-Lagos Burguera URÍA & MENÉNDEZ, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Sara Crespo J & A GARRIGUES, S.L.P

Jose Palacios J & A GARRIGUES, S.L.P

Pelayo de Salvador J & A GARRIGUES, S.L.P

Daniel Parejo Ballesteros J & A GARRIGUES, S.L.P

Rajat Ratan Sinha RCS PVT. LTD. BUSINESS ADVISORS GROUP

Almudena del Río Galán COLEGIO DE REGISTRADORES DE LA PROPIEDAD Y MERCANTILES DE ESPAÑA

Pedro Pérez-Llorca Zamora PÉREZ - LLORCA

Jane Strydom TRANSUNION

Agustín Del Río Galeote GÓMEZ-ACEBO & POMBO ABOGADOS

Ann Bonner BAKER & MCKENZIE

Andrew Theron BDO SPENCER STEWARD SOUTHERN AFRICAN CO-ORDINATION (PTY) LIMITED

Iván Delgado González PÉREZ - LLORCA

Matthew Bonner BAKER & MCKENZIE

Muhammed Vally EDWARD NATHAN SONNENBERGS INC.

Willem Cronje B-EARTH

Dawid Van der Berg BDO SPENCER STEWARD SOUTHERN AFRICAN CO-ORDINATION (PTY) LIMITED

Nicolaos Akritidis PARADIGM ARCHITECTS Ross Alcock EDWARD NATHAN SONNENBERGS INC. Mark Badenhorst PWC SOUTH AFRICA Claire Barclay CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR INC. Kobus Blignaut EDWARD NATHAN SONNENBERGS INC. Boitumelo Bogatsu GARLICKE & BOUSFIELD INC.

Beric Croome EDWARD NATHAN SONNENBERGS INC. Haydn Davies WEBBER WENTZEL Gretchen de Smit EDWARD NATHAN SONNENBERGS INC. Steve Donninger RAWLINS WALES & PARTNERS Daniel Francois Fyfer CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR INC. Tim Gordon-Grant BOWMAN GILFILLAN INC.

Richard Shein BOWMAN GILFILLAN INC. Themba Sikhosana CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR INC. Arvind Sinha RCS PVT. LTD. BUSINESS ADVISORS GROUP

Nicky van der Weshuizen EDWARD NATHAN SONNENBERGS INC. Colin Van Rooyen TRANSUNION Anastasia Vatalidis WERKSMANS INC. St Elmo Wilken MERVYN TABACK INCORPORATED

Rossanna D’Onza BAKER & MCKENZIE Antonio Fernández J & A GARRIGUES, S.L.P Luis Fernandez Arbex ALTIUS S.A. VIGO Idoya Fernandez Elorza CUATRECASAS, GONÇALVES PEREIRA Guillermo Frühbeck DR. FRÜHBECK ABOGADOS S.L.P Ignacio García Errandonea J & A GARRIGUES, S.L.P Valentín García González CUATRECASAS, GONÇALVES PEREIRA

SPAIN ALLEN & OVERY

Monica Garcia Prieto ARQUITECTA MONICA GARCIA PRIETO

PROMOMADRID

Borja García-Alamán J & A GARRIGUES, S.L.P

Maria Redondo BAKER & MCKENZIE Guillermo Rodrigo García CLIFFORD CHANCE Déborah Rodríguez CLIFFORD CHANCE Joaquín Rodríguez COLEGIO DE REGISTRADORES DE LA PROPIEDAD Y MERCANTILES DE ESPAÑA Noemi Rodriguez Alonso SAGARDOY ABOGADOS, MEMBER OF IUS LABORIS Javier Rubio URÍA & MENÉNDEZ, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Javier Ruz Cerezo Álvaro Ryan Murua IBERDROLA S.A. Iñigo Sagardoy de Simón SAGARDOY ABOGADOS, MEMBER OF IUS LABORIS Eduardo Santamaría Moral J & A GARRIGUES, S.L.P

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Ramón Santillán BANCO DE ESPAÑA

Yudhishtran Kanagasabai PWC SRI LANKA

Tamara Malcolm LIBURD AND DASH

Kimberly Roheman MCNAMARA & CO.

Mohamed Ibrahim SOMARAIN OREINTAL CO.

Pablo Santos GÓMEZ-ACEBO & POMBO ABOGADOS

Neelakandan Kandiah MURUGESU & NEELAKANDAN

Jeoffrey Nisbett JEFFREY & NISBETTS

Catalina Santos J & A GARRIGUES, S.L.P

Janaka Lakmal CREDIT INFORMATION BUREAU LTD.

Mahailia Pencheon PWC ANTIGUA

Michael Sewordor MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS WORKS TRANSPORT AND PUBLIC UTILITIES

Ahmed Mahdi MAHMOUD ELSHEIKH OMER & ASSOCIATES ADVOCATES

Cristina Soler GÓMEZ-ACEBO & POMBO ABOGADOS

Ishara Madarasinghe F.J. & G. DE SARAM, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Nervin Rawlins INLAND REVENUE AUTHORITY

Kim Camille St. Rose CHONG & CO.

Tarig Mahmoud El Sheikh Omer MAHMOUD ELSHEIKH OMER & ASSOCIATES ADVOCATES

Francisco Téllez J & A GARRIGUES, S.L.P Adrián Thery J & A GARRIGUES, S.L.P Roberto Tojo Thomas de Carranza CLIFFORD CHANCE Alejandro Valls BAKER & MCKENZIE Juan Verdugo J & A GARRIGUES, S.L.P Marina Villanueva CLIFFORD CHANCE Fernando Vives Ruiz J & A GARRIGUES, S.L.P

SRI LANKA APL ERNST & YOUNG FREIGHT LINKS INTERNATIONAL (PTE) LTD. PROGRESSIVE DESIGN ASSOCIATES Ayomi Aluwihare-Gunawardene F.J. & G. DE SARAM, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Shanaka Amarasinghe JULIUS & CREASY Gerard David SJMS ASSOCIATES Savantha De Saram D.L. & F. DE SARAM Chamari de Silva F.J. & G. DE SARAM, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Sadhini Edirisinghe F.J. & G. DE SARAM, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Nilmini Ediriweera JULIUS & CREASY Chamindi Ekanayake NITHYA PARTNERS Anjali Fernando F.J. & G. DE SARAM, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Amila Fernando JULIUS & CREASY Lasantha Garusinghe TIRUCHELVAM ASSOCIATES Jivan Goonetilleke D.L. & F. DE SARAM Naomal Goonewardena NITHYA PARTNERS Locana Gunaratna GUNARATNA ASSOCIATES P. Mervyn Gunasekera LAN MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT SERVICE

Sasikala Mayadunne SUDATH PERERA ASSOCIATES Kaushalya Meedeniya SUDATH PERERA ASSOCIATES Fathima Amra Mohamed SUDATH PERERA ASSOCIATES Sudath Perera SUDATH PERERA ASSOCIATES Lilangi Randeni F.J. & G. DE SARAM, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Hiranthi Ratnayake PWC SRI LANKA Sanath Senaratne CEYLON ELECTRICITY BOARD Shane Silva JULIUS & CREASY Priya Sivagananathan JULIUS & CREASY J.M. Swaminathan JULIUS & CREASY Dhanika Umagiliya TIRUCHELVAM ASSOCIATES Shashi Weththasinghe JULIUS & CREASY Nihal Wicramasooriya CEYLON ELECTRICITY BOARD John Wilson JOHN WILSON PARTNERS

Brenda M. Williams BDO ST. LUCIA

Tavo Sargeant CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT

ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES ST. VINCENT ELECTRICITY SERVICES LTD.

Anastacia Saunders C & C TRADING LTD.

Kay R.A. Bacchus-Browne KAY BACCHUS - BROWNE CHAMBERS

Warren Thompson CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING AGENCY INC (CMCAI)

Allan P. Burke PERRY’S CUSTOMS AND SHIPPING AGENCY, LTD.

Charles Walwyn PWC ANTIGUA

Tamara Gibson-Marks HIGH COURT REGISTRAR

Deidre N. Williams WALWYNLAW

Sean Joachim CARIBTRANS

ST. LUCIA LUCELEC MINISTRY OF HOUSING, URBAN RENEWAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Thaddeus M. Antoine FRANCIS & ANTOINE Clive Antoine MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS WORKS TRANSPORT AND PUBLIC UTILITIES

Stanley John ELIZABETH LAW CHAMBERS Cornelius Joseph GENERAL & MARITIME AGENCIES LTD. Errol E. Layne ERROL E. LAYNE CHAMBERS Isaac Legair DENNINGS Linton A. Lewis DR. LEWIS LAW CHAMBERS

AbdelGadir Warsama Ghalib DR. ABDEL GADIR WARSAMA GHALIB & ASSOCIATES LEGAL FIRM Tag Eldin Yamani Sadig MONTAG TRADING & ENGINEERING CO. LTD.

SURINAME KPMG G. Clide Cambridge PARAMARIBO CUSTOM BROKER & PACKER Anoeschka Debipersad A.E. DEBIPERSAD & ASSOCIATES Marcel K. Eyndhoven N.V. ENERGIEBEDRIJVEN SURINAME Johan Kastelein KDV ARCHITECTS B.M. Oemraw N.V. GLOBAL EXPEDITION Joanne Pancham CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY Adiel Sakoer N.V. GLOBAL EXPEDITION Inder Sardjoe N.V. EASY ELECTRIC Prija Soechitram CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

ST. KITTS AND NEVIS ST. KITTS ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT

Candace Cadasse Polius NICHOLAS JOHN & CO.

Moulton Mayers MOULTON MAYERS ARCHITECTS

Michella Adrien MICHELLA ADRIEN LAW OFFICE

Desma F. Charles REGISTRY OF COMPANIES AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Floyd A. Patterson INTERNATIONAL LIAISON PARTNER BDO EASTERN CARIBBEAN

Shannon Chitolie GORDON & GORDON CO.

Richard Peterkin PWC ST. LUCIA

Jennifer van Dijk-Silos LAW FIRM VAN DIJK-SILOS

Shonari Clarke FRANCIS & ANTOINE

Patrice Roberts-Samuel LABOUR DEPARTMENT

Carel van Hest CAREL VAN HEST ARCHITECTEN N.V.

Peter I. Foster PETER I. FOSTER & ASSOCIATES

L.A. Douglas Williams LAW FIRM OF PHILLIPS & WILLIAMS

Peterson D. Francis PETERSON D. FRANCIS WORLDWIDE SHIPPING & CUSTOMS SERVICES LTD.

Andrea Young-Lewis COMMERCE & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE (CIPO)

Dayenne Wielingen - Verwey VERENIGING SURINAAMS BEDRIJFSLEVEN, SURINAME TRADE & INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Launlia Archibald CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT Rublin Audain AUDAIN & ASSOCIATES Nicholas Brisbane N. BRISBANE & ASSOCIATES Scott Caines C & C TRADING LTD. Idris Fidela Clarke FINANCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT Neil Coates PWC ANTIGUA Jan Dash LIBURD AND DASH Peter Davis P.W.DAVIDS & ASSOCIATES Kennedy de Silva CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT Renee Gumbs FINANCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Dharshanie Illukpitiya F.J. & G. DE SARAM, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

K. Gregory Hardtman HARDTMAN & ASSOCIATES

Mahes Jeyadevan PWC SRI LANKA

Arlene Ross-Daisley WEBSTER DYRUD MITCHELL

Andie A. Wilkie GORDON & GORDON CO.

Amel M. Sharif MAHMOUD ELSHEIKH OMER & ASSOCIATES ADVOCATES

Charlene Mae Magnaye PWC ST. LUCIA

Barbara L. Hardtman HARDTMAN & ASSOCIATES

Tudor Jayasuriya F.J. & G. DE SARAM, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Reginald Richards R & R ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION SERVICES LTD.

Leandra Gabrielle Verneuil CHAMBERS OF JENNIFER REMY & ASSOCIATES

Gerard Bergasse TROPICAL SHIPPING

Dharshika Herath Gunarathna SUDATH PERERA ASSOCIATES

Sonali Jayasuriya D.L. & F. DE SARAM

Larkland M. Richards LARKLAND M. RICHARDS & ASSOCIATES

Rodney Harris CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT Marsha T. Henderson HENDERSON LEGAL CHAMBERS Dahlia Joseph DANIEL BRANTLEY & ASSOCIATES Herman Liburd LIBURD AND DASH

Annick Gajadhar TROPICAL SHIPPING Carol J. Gedeon CHANCERY CHAMBERS Claire Greene-Malaykhan PETER I. FOSTER & ASSOCIATES Leevie Herelle HERELLE, LEEVIE & ASSOCIATES Simon Jeffers TROPICAL SHIPPING Anderson Lake BANK OF SAINT LUCIA LIMITED Charlene Mae Magnaye PWC ST. LUCIA Duane C. Marquis NLBA ARCHITECTS Stephen Mcnamara MCNAMARA & CO. Bradley Paul BRADLEY PAUL ASSOCIATES Richard Peterkin PWC ST. LUCIA Eldris Pierre-Mauricette TROPICAL SHIPPING

Albert D. Soedamah LAWFIRM SOEDAMAH & ASSOCIATES Radjen A. Soerdjbalie NOTARIAAT R.A. SOERDJBALIE Carol-Ann Tjon-Pian-Gi LAWYER & SWORN TRANSLATOR

Perry D. Wolfram BROCAD N.V.

SUDAN ABU-GHAZALEH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (AGIP) TMP AGENTS CO. LTD.

SWAZILAND OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR SWAZILAND

DESIGN 2000 LTD.

Robert Cloete CLOETE HENWOOD

Omer Abdel Ati OMER ABDEL ATI SOLICITORS Abdalla Abuzeid ABDALLA A. ABUZEID & ASSOCIATES Mohamed Ibrahim Adam DR. ADAM & ASSOCIATES Al Fadel Ahmed Al Mahdi AL MAHDI LAW OFFICE Eihab Babiker EIHAB BABIKER & ASSOCIATES - ADVOCATES Elmugtaba Bannaga BIN SUWAIDAN ADVOCATES & LEGAL CONSULTANTS Amani Ejami EL KARIB & MEDANI ADVOCATES Asma Homad Abdellatif Ali MAHMOUD ELSHEIKH OMER & ASSOCIATES ADVOCATES

Susanne DeBeer MNS GROUP Musa Dlamini M.L. DLAMINI ATTORNEYS Welile Dlamini STANDARD BANK Veli Dlamini E.J. Henwood M.L. DLAMINI ATTORNEYS Phumlile Tina Khoza STANDARD BANK Paul Lewis PWC SWAZILAND Andrew Linsey PWC SWAZILAND Zodwa Mabuza FEDERATION OF SWAZILAND EMPLOYERS AND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Mangaliso Magagula MAGAGULA & HLOPHE

Johan Lindberg ADVOKATFIRMAN LINDAHL

Gema Olivar Pascual PWC SWITZERLAND

Olivier Beydon YANGMING PARTNERS

Chih-Shan Lee WINKLER PARTNERS

Sabelo Masuku MAPHANGA HOWE MASUKU NSIBANDE

Anna Mansson VATTENFALL ELDISTRIBUTION AB

Daniela Reinhardt PWC SWITZERLAND

Victor Chang LCS & PARTNERS

Yu-Hsun Li PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LEGAL

Shadrack Mnisi SHARP FREIGHT SWD PTY. LTD.

Christoffer Monell MANNHEIMER SWARTLING ADVOKATBYRÅ

Patricia Roberty VISCHER AG

Jersey Chang PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LEGAL

Justin Liang BAKER & MCKENZIE

Bongani Mtshali FEDERATION OF SWAZILAND EMPLOYERS AND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Michael Nyman ADVOKATFIRMAN LINDAHL

Marc Schenk PWC SWITZERLAND

Eve Chen EIGER LAW

Ming-Yen Lin DEEP & FAR, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW

Ola Lo Olsson ELMZELL ADVOKATBYRÅ AB, MEMBER OF IUS LABORIS

Daniel Schmitz PWC SWITZERLAND

Yo-Yi Chen FORMOSA TRANSNATIONAL

Roland Stadler MIGROS-GENOSSENSCHAFTS-BUND

Nicholas V. Chen PAMIR LAW GROUP

Lilian Lin FINANCIAL SUPERVISORY COMMISSION,BANKING BUREAU

Andreas Staubli PWC SWITZERLAND

Edgar Y. Chen TSAR & TSAI LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Zakes Nkosi FEDERATION OF SWAZILAND EMPLOYERS AND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Kate Paton TRANSUNION ITC José Rodrigues RODRIGUES & ASSOCIATES P.M. Shilubane P.M. SHILUBANE & ASSOCIATES Bob Sigwane SIGWANE AND PARTNERS John Thomson MORMOND ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS Manene Thwala THWALA ATTORNEYS Bradford Mark Walker BRAD WALKER ARCHITECTS

Karl-Arne Olsson GÄRDE WESSLAU ADVOKATBYRÅ Lennart Svantesson PWC SWEDEN Lars-Olof Svensson WISTRAND ADVOKATBYRÅ

Daniel Steudler SWISSTOPO, DIRECTORATE FOR CADASTRAL SURVEYING

Odd Swarting SETTERWALLS ADVOKATBYRÅ

Emily Lin PAMIR LAW GROUP

Tanja Sussmann HOSOYA SCHAEFER

Hui-ling Chen WINKLER PARTNERS

Yishian Lin PWC TAIWAN

Bo Thomaeus GÄRDE WESSLAU ADVOKATBYRÅ

Beatrice Vetsch PWC SWITZERLAND

Chun-Yih Cheng FORMOSA TRANSNATIONAL

Frank Lin REXMED INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.

Robert Tischner BAKER & MCKENZIE

Meinrad Vetter ECONOMIESUISSE

Chia Yi Chiang PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LEGAL

Erik Westman PWC SWEDEN

Marc Widmer FRORIEP RENGGLI

Yu-Chung Chiu MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR

Jennifer C. Lin TSAR & TSAI LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Albert Wallfren

Pascal Wirth PWC SWITZERLAND

Ying-Che Chiu TAIPEI CITY GOVERNMENT

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC ERNST & YOUNG

Cindy Chou CHEN, SHYUU & PUN

SWITZERLAND ALTENBURGER LTD. LEGAL AND TAX

SWEDEN UC AB

SBV-SSE SOCIÉTÉ SUISSE DES ENTREPRENEURS

Nicklas Anth PANALPINA AB Ola Avdic ADVOKATFIRMAN VINGE KB, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Nicolas Beaver AMERINDE CONSOLIDATED, INC. Martin Bergander GÄRDE WESSLAU ADVOKATBYRÅ Mats Berter MAQS LAW FIRM Alexander Broch ÖRESUNDS REDOVISNING AB Magnus Graner ADVOKATFIRMAN LINDAHL Ingemar Gustafsson SCHEIWILLER SVENSSON ARKITEKTKONTOR AB Lars Hartzell ELMZELL ADVOKATBYRÅ AB, MEMBER OF IUS LABORIS

Beat M. Barthold FRORIEP RENGGLI Sébastien Bettschart ABELS AVOCATS Myriam Büchi-Bänteli PWC SWITZERLAND Lucas Bühlmann PWC SWITZERLAND

Niklas Körling SETTERWALLS ADVOKATBYRÅ Caroline Lagergréen ELMZELL ADVOKATBYRÅ AB, MEMBER OF IUS LABORIS Jasmine Lawson PWC SWEDEN

Maysa Abu Baker CENTRAL BANK OF SYRIA

John Eastwood EIGER LAW

Boulos Al Ashhab AUDITING CONSULTING ACCOUNTING CENTER

Rosamund Fan PWC TAIWAN

Rawaa Al Midani MINISTRY OF ECONOMY & TRADE

Sonia de la Fuente ABELS AVOCATS

Kanaan Al-Ahmar AL-AHMAR & PARTNERS

Stefan Eberhard ABELS AVOCATS

Bisher Al-Houssami AL-ISRAA INT’L FREIGHT FORWARDER

Suzanne Eckert WENGER PLATTNER

Serene Almaleh KARAWANI LAW OFFICE

Jana Essebier VISCHER AG

Anas Ghazi MEETHAK - LAWYERS & CONSULTANTS

Benjamin Fehr PWC SWITZERLAND

Abdul Raouf Hamwi CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE

Peter Flueckiger

Joumana Jabbour ATTORNEY-AT-LAW

ECONOMIESUISSE

Olivier Hari SCHELLENBERG WITTMER

Bengt Kjellson LANTMÄTERIET

Peter Dernbach WINKLER PARTNERS

Andrea Cesare Canonica SWISS CUSTOMS

Lukas Holmén ADVOKATFIRMAN VINGE KB, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Magnus Johnsson PWC SWEDEN

TALAL ABU GHAZALEH LEGAL (TAG-LEGAL)

Mouazza Al Ashhab AUDITING CONSULTING ACCOUNTING CENTER

Michael Gwelessiani COMMERCIAL REGISTER OF THE CANTON ZURICH

Anders Isgren BAKER & MCKENZIE

SARKIS & ASSOCIATES

Dennis Chou EIGER LAW

Antonio Calvo BAKER & MCKENZIE

Emil Hedberg ADVOKATFIRMAN VINGE KB, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Erik Hygrell WISTRAND ADVOKATBYRÅ

Rich Lin LCS & PARTNERS

Christine Chen WINKLER PARTNERS

Diane Webb CHAMBERS VILAKATI & ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS

Stig Åkerman BOVERKET- SWEDISH NATIONAL BOARD OF HOUSING, BUILDING AND PLANNING

Nelson J Lin HUANG & PARTNERS

Jakob Hoehn PESTALOZZI, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI David Jenny VISCHER AG Urs Klöti PESTALOZZI, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Armin Marti PWC SWITZERLAND Michel Merlotti NOTARY & CONSULTANT Valerie Meyer Bahar NIEDERER KRAFT & FREY AG Georg Naegeli HOMBURGER Roland Niklaus NCMB NOTAIRES ASSOCIÉS

Azzam Kaddour INTERNATIONAL LEGAL BUREAU Osama Karawani KARAWANI LAW OFFICE Mazen N. Khaddour INTERNATIONAL LEGAL BUREAU Loubna Khoury AUDITING CONSULTING ACCOUNTING CENTER Moussa Mitry UNIVERSITY OF DAMASCUS / LOUKA & MITRY LAW OFFICE Gabriel Oussi OUSSI LAW FIRM Housam Safadi SAFADI BUREAU Samer Sultan SULTANS LAW

TAIWAN, CHINA TAI E INTERNATIONAL PATENT & LAW OFFICE

Philip T. C. Fei FEI & CHENG ASSOCIATES Steven Go PWC TAIWAN James Hong CHEN, SHYUU & PUN Sophia Hsieh TSAR & TSAI LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Youlanda Liu PAMIR LAW GROUP Joseph Ni GOOD EARTH CPA Mark Ohlson YANGMING PARTNERS Lawrence S. Ong PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LEGAL J. F. Pun CHEN, SHYUU & PUN Lloyd G. Roberts III WINKLER PARTNERS Jasmine C. Shen PAMIR LAW GROUP Tanya Y. Teng HUANG & PARTNERS Bee Leay Teo BAKER & MCKENZIE C.F. Tsai DEEP & FAR, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Eric Tsai PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LEGAL

Katherine Hsu JOINT CREDIT INFORMATION CENTER

Joe Tseng LCS & PARTNERS

Tony Hsu PAMIR LAW GROUP

Chao-Yu Wang YANGMING PARTNERS

Robert Hsu SDV LOGISTICS

Robin J. Winkler WINKLER PARTNERS

T.C. Huang HUANG & PARTNERS

Ja Lin Wu COUNCIL FOR ECONOMIC PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT

Jack J.T. Huang JONES DAY Margaret Huang LCS & PARTNERS James J.M. Hwang TSAR & TSAI LAW FIRM, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Quiao-ling Wu DEEP & FAR, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Stephen Wu LEE AND LI Echo Yeh LEXCEL PARTNERS

Charles Hwang YANGMING PARTNERS

Shih-Ming You MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR

Charlotte J. Lin LCS & PARTNERS

TAJIKISTAN NATIONAL BANK OF TAJIKISTAN

Joan Jing PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LEGAL

TAJIKHYDROELEKTROMONTAJ

Nathan Kaiser EIGER LAW

Timur Abdulayev LEGAL CONSULTING GROUP

Yang Kun-Te YANG & ASSOCIATES CONSULTING ENGINEERS

Bakhtiyor Abdulhamidov AKHMEDOV, AZIZOV & ABDULHAMIDOV ATTORNEYS

Vivian Lee HUANG & PARTNERS

Shavkat Akhmedov AKHMEDOV, AZIZOV & ABDULHAMIDOV ATTORNEYS

Michael D. Lee PAMIR LAW GROUP

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DOING BUSINESS 2012

Nasira Avazova MINISTRY OF LABOR & SOCIAL PROTECTION

Jamhuri Johnson TANESCO LTD.

ASSOCIATION OF SIAMESE ARCHITECTS UNDER ROYAL PATRONAGE

Alexander Polgar ANTARES CONSULTING LTD.

Jose Pedro Camoes ASOSIASAUN ADVOGADO

Farhad Azizov AKHMEDOV, AZIZOV & ABDULHAMIDOV ATTORNEYS

Wilbert B. Kapinga MKONO & CO. ADVOCATES

ERNST & YOUNG

Ratana Poonsombudlert CHANDLER & THONG-EK

Miguel Carreira Martins NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TIMOR-LESTE (UNTL)

Richard Bregonje PWC KAZAKHSTAN Jienshoh Bukhoriev USAID BEI BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (BY PRAGMA CORPORATION) Peter Burnie PWC KAZAKHSTAN Ashraf Sharifovich Ikromov SAMAD SOZ LLC Elena Kaeva PWC KAZAKHSTAN Parviz Kamoliddinov TSG - USAID REGIONAL TRADE LIBERALISATION AND CUSTOMS PROJECT (RTLC)

Cuthbert Kazora CRB AFRICA LEGAL Rehema Khalid-Saria MKONO & CO. ADVOCATES Jacktone Koyugi MKONO & CO. ADVOCATES Diana Kyobutungi MKONO & CO. ADVOCATES Victoria Makani VELMA LAW CHAMBERS Hyacintha Benedict Makileo NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION COUNCIL Lilian Maleko YARA TANZANIA LTD. David Mawalla LAFARGE

Manuchehr Kasimov GLOBALINK LOGISTICS GROUP

Waziri Mchome MKONO & CO. ADVOCATES

Assel Khamzina PWC KAZAKHSTAN

Lotus Menezes AKO LAW

Parviz Kuliev MASHVARAT LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

Sophia Mgonja TANESCO LTD.

Umar Muhammadkarim GLOBALINK LOGISTICS GROUP

Lucia Minde AKO LAW

Takhir Nabiev AITEN CONSULTING GROUP

Jimmy Mkenda LAFARGE

Mizrobiddin Nugmanov GLOBALINK LOGISTICS GROUP

Nimrod Mkono MKONO & CO. ADVOCATES

Jurabek Toshtemurovich Okhonov LLC “MOVAROUNNAHR”

Steven Mlote ENGINEERS REGISTRATION BOARD

Ravshan Rashidov LAW FIRM LEX

Angela Mndolwa AKO LAW

Firdavs Sadikov SOMON CAPITAL JSC

Felchesmi Mramba TANESCO LTD.

Emin Sanginov MINISTRY OF LABOR & SOCIAL PROTECTION

August Mrena MKONO & CO. ADVOCATES

Marina Shamilova LEGAL CONSULTING GROUP

Octavianus Mushukuma CRB AFRICA LEGAL

Nurali Shukurov LEGAL CONSULTING GROUP

Alex Thomas Nguluma REX ATTORNEYS

Kamila Tursunkulova PWC KAZAKHSTAN

Cyril Pesha CRB AFRICA LEGAL

Aliya Utegaliyeva PWC KAZAKHSTAN

Charles R.B. Rwechungura CRB AFRICA LEGAL

Abdurakhmon Yuldoshev MINISTRY OF LABOR & SOCIAL PROTECTION

Rishit Shah PWC TANZANIA

TANZANIA ISHENGOMA, MASHA, MUJULIZI & MAGAI

Jaffery Shengeza LAFARGE

UmmiKulthum Abdallah AKO LAW Patrick Ache MKONO & CO. ADVOCATES Albina Burra MINISTRY OF LANDS & HUMAN SETTLEMENTS DEVELOPMENT Lydia Dominic UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM Theresia Dominic UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM Wayne Forbes YARA TANZANIA LTD. Santosh Gajjar SUMAR VARMA ASSOCIATES Kennedy Gastorn MKONO & CO. ADVOCATES Christopher Giattas REX ATTORNEYS Johnson Jasson JOHNSON JASSON & ASSOCIATES ADVOCATES

Thadeus J. Shio CQS SERVICES LIMITED Christopher Siambe CROWN AGENTS LTD. Eve Hawa Sinare REX ATTORNEYS

THAI CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION UNDER H.M. THE KING’S PATRONAGE Janist Aphornratana PWC THAILAND Roi Bak DEJ-UDOM & ASSOCIATES Chanakarn Boonyasith SIAM CITY LAW OFFICES LTD. Chalee Chantanayingyong SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Phadet Charoensivakon NATIONAL CREDIT BUREAU CO. LTD. Thunyaporn Chartisathian ALLENS ARTHUR ROBINSON / SIAM PREMIER INTERNATIONAL LAW OFFICE LIMITED Warattaya Chiaracharuwat VICKERY & WORACHAI LTD. Chinnavat Chinsangaram WEERAWONG, CHINNAVAT & PEANGPANOR LTD. Wachakorn Chiramongkolkul PWC THAILAND Kanphassorn Chotwathana PWC THAILAND David Duncan TILLEKE & GIBBINS Wongwaris Dunlayanitikosol NATIONAL CREDIT BUREAU CO. LTD. Frederic Favre VOVAN & ASSOCIES Seetha Gopalakrishnan PWC THAILAND Yothin Intaraprasong CHANDLER & THONG-EK Pimwasee Jaismut SIAM CITY LAW OFFICES LTD. Tanach Kanjanasiri DLA PIPER (THAILAND) LIMITED

Somboonpoonpol Pratumporn SIAM CITY LAW OFFICES LTD. Chitchai Punsan TILLEKE & GIBBINS Sutatip Raktiprakorn SIAM CITY LAW OFFICES LTD. Wanna Rakyao THAILAND LAND TITLING PROJECT OFFICE Anake Rattanajitbanjong TILLEKE & GIBBINS Suraphon Rittipongchusit DLA PIPER (THAILAND) LIMITED Thavorn Rujivanarom PWC THAILAND Boriboon Rungklan PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LEGAL & TAX CONSULTANTS LIMITED Sawat Sangkavisit ALLENS ARTHUR ROBINSON / SIAM PREMIER INTERNATIONAL LAW OFFICE LIMITED Maythawee Sarathai MAYER BROWN JSM Somchai Sathiramongkolkul PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LEGAL & TAX CONSULTANTS LIMITED Jeffrey Sok Maprang Sombattha DLA PIPER (THAILAND) LIMITED Kowit Somwaiya LAWPLUS LTD. Pornchai Srisawang TILLEKE & GIBBINS Rachamarn Suchitchon SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Vital dos Santos VSP - VITAL DOS SANTOS & PARTNERS Joﬁno Ronuel Fernandes Reci BANKING AND PAYMENTS AUTHORITY OF TIMOR-LESTE CREDIT REGISTRY INFORMATION SYSTEM (CRIS) Renato Guerra de Almeida MIRANDA CORREIA AMENDOEIRA & ASSOCIADOS Jackson Lay PALM SPRING ESTATES Aderito LCA de Araujo ARCHTIMOR ENGINEERING CONSULTANT Cornelio Pacheco JVK INTERNATIONAL MOVERS Tjia Soh Siang TJIA & TCHAI ASSOCIATES

TOGO BOLLORÉ AFRICA LOGISTICS CABINET DE NOTAIRE KADJAKA-ABOUGNIMA Diaby Aboubakar BCEAO Jean-Marie Adenka CABINET ADENKA Koudzo Mawuéna Agbemaple AUTORITÉ DE RÉGLEMENTATION DU SECTEUR DE L’ELECTRICITÉ Kokou Gadémon Agbessi CABINET LUCREATIF Franck Akakpo MAERSK LINE Martial Akakpo SCP MARTIAL AKAKPO & ASSOCIES Richard Akpoto — Kougbleneou L'ECOLE AFRICAINE DES MÉTIERS DE I'ARCHITECTURE ET DE I'URBANISME (EAMAU) STUDIO ALPHA A.I.C Adzewoda Ametsiagbe DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE DE L’URBANISME ET DE L’HABITAT

Yongyuth Kenikanon EEC LINCOLNE SCOTT CO. LTD.

Siripong Supakijjanusorn PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LEGAL & TAX CONSULTANTS LIMITED

Coffi Alexis Aquereburu AQUEREBURU AND PARTNERS CABINET D’AVOCATS

Chaiwat Keratisuthisathorn TILLEKE & GIBBINS

Prasopchoke Suwanaroj DEPARTMENT OF LANDS

Cecile Assogbavi ETUDE NOTARIALE ASSOGBAVI

Suwat Kerdphon DEPARTMENT OF LANDS

Naddaporn Suwanvajukkasikij LAWPLUS LTD.

Sylvanus Dodzi Awutey CABINET LUCREATIF

Chanida Leelanuntakul SIAM CITY LAW OFFICES LTD.

Hunt Talmage CHANDLER & THONG-EK

Tiem Bolidja COMPAGNIE ENERGIE ELECTRIQUE DU TOGO (CEET)

William Lehane

Jinjutha Techakumphu SIAM CITY LAW OFFICES LTD.

Sakchai Limsiripothong WEERAWONG, CHINNAVAT & PEANGPANOR LTD.

Paisan Tulapornpipat BLUE OCEAN LOGISTICS CO., LTD.

Yingyong Karnchanapayap TILLEKE & GIBBINS

Steven Miller MAYER BROWN JSM

Filip Tack MKONO & CO. ADVOCATES

Sally Mouhim TILLEKE & GIBBINS

Joseph T. Tango CQS SERVICES LIMITED

Surapol Opasatien NATIONAL CREDIT BUREAU CO. LTD.

David Tarimo PWC TANZANIA

Nipa Pakdeechanuan DEJ-UDOM & ASSOCIATES

Mustafa Tharoo ADEPT CHAMBERS

Tanadee Pantumkomol CHANDLER & THONG-EK

Sarah Thomas Massamu ADEPT CHAMBERS

Santhapat Periera TILLEKE & GIBBINS

APL

Supan Poshyananda SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Picharn Sukparangsee SIAM CITY LAW OFFICES LTD.

Tayvee Kanokjote THAILAND LAND TITLING PROJECT OFFICE

Aisha Ally Sinda MKONO & CO. ADVOCATES

THAILAND ALLEN & OVERY (THAILAND) CO., LTD.

Cynthia M. Pornavalai TILLEKE & GIBBINS

Sutharm Valaisathien INTERNATIONAL LEGAL COUNSELLORS Pattara Vasinwatanapong VICKERY & WORACHAI LTD. Harold K. Vickery Jr. VICKERY & WORACHAI LTD. Patcharaporn Vinitnuntarat SIAM CITY LAW OFFICES LTD. Pimvimol Vipamaneerut TILLEKE & GIBBINS Auradee Wongsaroj CHANDLER & THONG-EK

Romain Dansou AGENCE EPAUC NOUVELLE Thomas Foli Doe-Bruce ORDRE NATIONAL DES ARCHITECTES DU TOGO, (ONAT) Koffi Joseph Dogbevi CABINET LUCREATIF Firmin Kwami Dzonoukou ETUDE NOTARIALE DZONOUKOU Kodjo John Kokou CABINET D’AVOCATS JOHN KOKOU Atchroe Leonard Johnson SCP AQUEREBURU & PARTNERS Bleounou Komlan AVOCAT À LA COUR Hokaméto Kpenou AUTORITÉ DE RÉGLEMENTATION DU SECTEUR DE L’ELECTRICITÉ

Sudthana Pilakasiri NATIONAL CREDIT BUREAU CO. LTD.

TIMOR-LESTE BIMAVI UNIPESSOAL LDA

Thawatchai Pittayasophon SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

EDTL

Koﬁ Kumodzi GLOBAL EXCEL INTERNATIONAL - DRH

Martin Breen CRA TIMOR

Sibivi Elina Lawson-Atutu SCP MARTIAL AKAKPO & ASSOCIES

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Adeline Messou PWC CÔTE D’IVOIRE Kissao Napo COMPAGNIE ENERGIE ELECTRIQUE DU TOGO (CEET) Yawovi Negbegble AUTORITÉ DE RÉGLEMENTATION DU SECTEUR DE L’ELECTRICITÉ Comlan Eli-Eli N’soukpoé SCP MARTIAL AKAKPO & ASSOCIES Adoko Pascal TRIANGLE CONSTRUCTEUR Olivier Pedanou CABINET LUCREATIF Ousmane Samba Mamadou BCEAO Galolo Soedjede CABINET DE MAÎTRE GALOLO SOEDJEDE Hoedjeto Tonton Soedjede CABINET DE MAÎTRE GALOLO SOEDJEDE Dominique Taty PWC CÔTE D’IVOIRE Mouhamed Tchassona Traore ETUDE ME MOUHAMED TCHASSONA TRAORE Inès Mazalo Tekpa CABINET LUCREATIF Fousséni Traoré PWC CÔTE D’IVOIRE Komi Tsakadi CABINET DE ME TSAKADI Bruno Dosseh Wodotzo OMNITRA Emmanuel Yehouessi BCEAO Edem Amétéfé Zotchi SCP MARTIAL AKAKPO & ASSOCIES

TONGA SUPREME COURT Inoke Afu DATELINE TRANSAM SHIPPING Rosamond Bling MINISTRY OF LANDS, SURVEY, NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT Lord Dalgety ELECTRICITY COMMISSION Nailasikau Halatuituia Aminiasi Kefu CROWN LAW Fisilau Leone KRAMER AUSENCO TONGA Ashleigh Matheson WESTPAC BANK OF TONGA Lee Miller WASTE MANAGEMENT LTD. Laki M. Niu LAKI NIU OFFICES Michael O’Shannassy INLAND REVENUE TONGA Sipiloni Raas JAIMI ASSOCIATES - ARCHITECTS Jemma San Jose ELECTRICITY COMMISSION Dana Stephenson LAW OFFICE Ralph Stephenson LAW OFFICE Teimumu Tapueluelu-Schock WESTPAC BANK OF TONGA Hiva Tatila TONGA DEVELOPMENT BANK Fine Tohi DATELINE TRANSAM SHIPPING Lesina Tonga LESINA TONGA LAW FIRM

John Fanua Uele MINISTRY OF LANDS, SURVEY, NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT

Kelvin Ramsook TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ELECTRICITY COMMISSION

Christine Uta’atu UTA’ATU & ASSOCIATES

Danzel Reid TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ELECTRICITY COMMISSION

Lepaola B. Vaea INLAND REVENUE TONGA Jone Vuli WESTPAC BANK OF TONGA

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DIVISION OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO ERNST & YOUNG Israiell Ali TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ELECTRICITY COMMISSION Tara Mary Allum FITZWILLIAM STONE FURNESS-SMITH & MORGAN Steve Beckles DELOITTE LLP Cecil Camacho JOHNSON, CAMACHO & SINGH Tiffanny Castillo M. HAMEL-SMITH & CO., MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Myrna Robinson-Walters M. HAMEL-SMITH & CO., MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Gregory Salandy GSAL DESIGNS LTD. Arun Seenath DELOITTE LLP Stephen A. Singh JOHNSON, CAMACHO & SINGH Jonathan Walker M. HAMEL-SMITH & CO., MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Grantley Wilshire M. HAMEL-SMITH & CO., MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Jude Xavier CARGO CONSOLIDATORS AGENCY LTD. Phillip Xavier CARGO CONSOLIDATORS AGENCY LTD.

Yassine El Haﬁ ADLY BELLAGHA & ASSOCIATES Myriam Escheikh LEGALYS Cheiakh Faouzi BANQUE CENTRALE DE TUNISIE Abderrahmen Fendri PWC TUNISIA Yessine Ferah F&A LAW FIRM Noureddine Ferchiou FERCHIOU & ASSOCIÉS

TURKEY BALKAN SULFUR LTD. ERNST & YOUNG Emre Akarkarasu PWC TURKEY Ceyda Akbal TURUNÇ LAW OFFICE Sezin Akoğlu PEKIN & PEKIN Müjdem Aksoy CERRAHOĞLU LAW FIRM

Slim Gargouri CPA

Seza Ceren Aktaş BASARAN NAS YEMINLI MALI MUSAVIRLIK A.S.

Imene Hanaﬁ LEGALYS

Simge Akyüz DEVRES LAW OFFICE

Anis Jabnoun GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL, MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Kenan Alpdündar CENTRAL BANK OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

Atf Jebali Nasri LEGALYS

Ekin Altıntaş PWC TURKEY

Najla Jezi ACR

Melsa Ararat CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FORUM OF TURKEY, SABANCI UNIVERSITY

Sami Kallel KALLEL & ASSOCIATES

TUNISIA ERNST & YOUNG

Larbi Kedira CHAFTER RAOUADI LAW FIRM

Özlem Özgür Arslan TALAL ABU GHAZALEH LEGAL (TAG-LEGAL)

Fakhfakh Abdellatif BANQUE CENTRALE DE TUNISIE

Mabrouk Maalaoui PWC TUNISIA

Ilkay Arslantaslı KPMG

Anthony Farfan SKYLINE FREIGHT & MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Samir Abdelly ABDELLY & ASSOCIES

Ozgur Asik INLAWCO LAW FIRM

Charisse Farfan SKYLINE FREIGHT & MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Mourad Abdelmoula AFINCO, A MEMBER OF NEXIA INTERNATIONAL

Dina Magroun EL AJERI LAWYERS, PARTENAIRE DE DS AVOCATS

Stacy Lee Daniell M. HAMEL-SMITH & CO., MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Hadyn-John Gadsby J.D. SELLIER & CO. Sheryl Anne Haynes TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING DIVISION Nadia Henriques M. HAMEL-SMITH & CO., MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Glenn A. Khan REGULATED INDUSTRIES COMMISSION Keomi Lourenco M. HAMEL-SMITH & CO., MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI Ann-marie Mahabir M. HAMEL-SMITH & CO., MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Ilhem Abderrahim SOCIÉTÉ TUNISIENNE DE L’ELECRICITÉ ET DU GAZ (STEG) Mohamed Ammar SOCIÉTÉ TUNISIENNE DE L’ELECRICITÉ ET DU GAZ (STEG) Leila Aouichri AIT SARL Mohamed Moncef Barouni ACR Adly Bellagha ADLY BELLAGHA & ASSOCIATES Hend Ben Achour ADLY BELLAGHA & ASSOCIATES

Rena M. Mahadeo M. HAMEL-SMITH & CO., MEMBER OF LEX MUNDI

Mohamed Salah Ben Aﬁa ORGA AUDIT, MEMBER OF RUSSELL BEDFORD INTERNATIONAL

Kurt Andrew Anthony Miller FITZWILLIAM STONE FURNESS-SMITH & MORGAN

Ismail Ben Farhat ADLY BELLAGHA & ASSOCIATES

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